This is the 12983rd most frequent Korean word.
돌아봤다
"돌아봤다" means "looked back" or "turned around and looked."
In this sentence, "돌아봤다" is used to mean physically turning around to look behind due to a sound being heard.
그녀는 그 소리 때문에 뒤를 돌아봤다.
She turned around because of the sound.
Here, "돌아봤다" is metaphorically used to describe reflecting on and reviewing past experiences.
나는 지난 학기를 돌아봤다, 많은 걸 배웠다고 느꼈다.
I reflected on the past semester and felt that I learned a lot.
In this example, "돌아봤다" indicates reviewing or assessing the progression of the project.