🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

가볍게 하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gabyeobge hada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lighten/ˈlaɪ.tən/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 그녀의 짐을 가볍게 하기로 결정했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To make or become lighter in weight or color.

    "She decided to lighten her hair for the summer."
  2. 2

    To alleviate or reduce the burden or stress of someone.

    "He offered to help with the project to lighten her workload."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'lighten' originates from the Old English 'leohtian', which means to make light or to alleviate. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic root '*leuhtwō', which is related to the concept of brightness and ease, evolving over centuries to encompass both physical and metaphorical meanings of reducing weight or burden.

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