본다

In a sentence

• 그는 매일 아침 일기를 쓴 후 자신의 목표를 본다.

  He looks at his goals every morning after writing his journal.

  In this sentence, '본다' is used in the literal sense of 'to see' or inspect.

• 이 책을 읽고 어떤 새로운 시각으로 세상을 보게 될 수 있다.

  After reading this book, one may come to see the world from a new perspective.

  Here, '보게 될 수 있다' uses '보-' metaphorically, meaning 'to perceive' or 'understand' in a more figurative sense.

• 그 계획이 성공할지 한번 본다.

  Let's see if that plan succeeds.

  In this sentence, '본다' is used in a more anticipatory or evaluative sense, meaning to observe or find out the result.