No. 4,227 in Korean
지켜봤다
"Watched" or "observed."
In a sentence
그는 친구가 농구하는 것을 지켜봤다.
He watched his friend play basketball.
In this sentence, '지켜봤다' is used to describe the act of carefully observing someone doing an activity, emphasizing close attention.
나는 창문 밖으로 지나가는 차량들을 지켜봤다.
I watched the cars passing through the window.
Here, '지켜봤다' refers to observing objects in motion while maintaining a sense of attention.
그는 상황이 어떻게 진행되는지 지켜봤다.
He observed how the situation unfolded.
In this instance, '지켜봤다' is employed to denote monitoring the progress or development of a situation.
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