Let's learn about "밟다"

* 밟다 : [Pronunciation: 밥따]

1) [=디디다] step on; tread upon[on] (with the feet); [=짓밟다] trample ; stamp

- 밟아 다져진 길 : a beaten path

- 밟아 다지다 : [흙(soil)] tread down / level by treading down / [길(road; path)] beat

- 밟아 다져진 눈  :snow trodden hard

- 땅을 밟아 다지다 : stamp the ground until it is firm / stamp the ground flat

- 힘껏 밟고 서다 : stand firmly

- 한 발짝 한 발짝 밟고 나아가다 : step forward with caution / move forward a step at a time

- 액셀러레이터를 꽉 밟다 : push the accelerator of one's car down to the floor / floor the gas pedal suddenly[strongly]

- 브레이크를 꽉 밟다 : press[stamp] on the brake / hit the brakes

- 남의 발을 밟다 : step on a person's foot

- 페달을 밟다 : pedal

- 외국 땅을 밟다 : step[set foot] on foreign soil

- 잔디를 밟지 마시오 : <게시(Notice)> Keep off the grass. / Don't tread[step] on the grass

2) [=수속 등을 거치다] go through ; undergo; [=마치다] finish; complete

- 절차를 밟다 : go through formalities / take proceedings

- 정규 과정을 밟다 : complete a regular course

3) [=뒤를 밟다] follow; track; shadow; tail

- 몰래 남의 뒤를 밟다 : follow a person secretly / shadow a person

- 형사로 하여금 뒤를 밟게 하다 : set[put] a detective on (a person's) track

4) [=되풀이하다] repeat again

- 전철(前轍)을 밟다 : make[repeat] the same error[mistake].