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No. 12,983 in Korean

돌아봤다

"돌아봤다" means "looked back" or "turned around and looked."

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  • 그녀는 그 소리 때문에 뒤를 돌아봤다.

    She turned around because of the sound.

    In this sentence, "돌아봤다" is used to mean physically turning around to look behind due to a sound being heard.

  • 나는 지난 학기를 돌아봤다, 많은 걸 배웠다고 느꼈다.

    I reflected on the past semester and felt that I learned a lot.

    Here, "돌아봤다" is metaphorically used to describe reflecting on and reviewing past experiences.

  • 우리는 프로젝트의 처음부터 지금까지의 진행 과정을 돌아봤다.

    We reviewed the progress of the project from the beginning to now.

    In this example, "돌아봤다" indicates reviewing or assessing the progression of the project.

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