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No. 13,958 in Korean

맞먹을

"To rival" or "to be equivalent to."

In a sentence

  • 그 두 팀은 실력이 맞먹을 만큼 치열하게 경쟁했다.

    Those two teams competed fiercely as their skills were on par.

    Here, '맞먹을' describes the equality or equivalence in skills between the two teams.

  • 이 서적의 지식은 대학 수준의 강의에 맞먹을 정도로 깊다.

    The knowledge in this book is as profound as that of a college-level lecture.

    '맞먹을' in this sentence is used to compare the knowledge in the book with the depth expected from college-level lectures, implying equivalence in quality.

  • 그의 경험은 우리 회사의 가장 오래된 직원에 맞먹을 정도로 풍부하다.

    His experience is as extensive as the most senior employee in our company.

    Here, '맞먹을' signifies that his experience reaches the level of the senior employee's experience in terms of depth and value.

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