🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

담그다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: damgeuda

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dip/dɪp/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 붓을 물감에 담갔다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To lower something briefly into a liquid.

    "She dipped the brush into the paint before starting her artwork."
As noun
  1. 1

    A brief immersion in a liquid.

    "He took a quick dip in the pool to cool off."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'dip' originates from the Old English 'dippian', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*dippōną'. Historically, it has evolved to encompass various meanings, including the action of immersing something briefly in a liquid.

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