Korean word

보류하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationporyuhada

Meaning

  • verbput on hold

Example

결정을 보류했습니다.kyeol jeong eul po ryu haet sseum ni da

The decision was put on hold.

Illustration for 보류하다 (put on hold)

More examples

승인 여부는 일단 보류하겠습니다.seung in yeo bu neun il dan po ryu ha get sseum ni da

For now, I will put off deciding whether to approve.

Core concept

Something is kept in a waiting state so it can be considered or handled later.

Common phrases

  • 결정을 보류하다kyeol jeong eul po ryu ha da

    put the decision on hold

  • 승인을 보류하다seung i neul po ryu ha da

    put approval on hold

Similar words

유보하다yubohada: Stop a decision or procedure from moving forward until a later judgment is made.
연기하다yeongihada: Move a planned event or meeting from its scheduled time to a later date.
미루다miruda: Put off a task or duty until a later time.

Definition in Korean

결정이나 처리를 당장 실행하지 않고 일정 기간 동안 멈춰 두어 나중에 다시 검토하거나 처리하도록 해두는 동사kyeol jeong i na cheo ri reul tang jang sil haeng ha ji an ko il jeong ki gan tong an meom chwo tu eo na jung e ta si keom to ha geo na cheo ri ha do rok hae du neun tong sa

Word origin

Its Sino-Korean elements express preserving and retaining, while hada turns the idea into the action of leaving a decision or process on hold.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can associate it with a file marked pending, but it applies to decisions and procedures rather than only paperwork.

Other meanings

  • hold offverb
  • postponeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 보류poryuholdnoun
  • 보류조치poryujochiholding actionnoun

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