부었다

In a sentence

• 어젯밤에 너무 많이 울어서 눈이 부었다.

  Last night I cried so much that my eyes were swollen.

  This sentence uses '부었다' to mean 'to swell', describing the physical swelling of the eyes after crying.

• 식물이 물을 너무 많이 흡수해서 잎이 부었다.

  The plant absorbed too much water, so the leaves swelled.

  Here, '부었다' is used to describe the swelling of plant leaves due to overabsorption of water.

• 오늘 아침에 얼굴이 부었다, 아마도 염분을 많이 섭취해서 그런 것 같아.

  This morning, my face was swollen, probably because I consumed too much salt.

  In this context, '부었다' refers to the swelling of the face, likely as a reaction to high salt intake, indicating how diet can influence physical swelling.