Korean

Adverb

오래 • ‎(orae)

1. long, for a long time or while

Synonyms

• 길이 (giri, “for a long time, forever”)
• 영원히 (永遠히, yeong-wonhi, “forever”)
• 한참 (hancham, “quite a while”)

Antonyms

• 곧 ‎(got) (god, got) soon, immediately
• 바로 ‎(baro) (baro) soon, immediately
• 빨리 ‎(ppalli) (ppalli) soon, fast, quickly
• 얼른 ‎(eolleun) (eolleun) soon, early
• 이내 ‎(inae) (inae) soon, immediately
• 일찍 ‎(iljjik) (iljjig, -k) soon, early
• 금방 ‎(geumbang) (今方, geumbang) soon, immediately
• 잠깐 ‎(jamkkan) (暫間, jamkkan) shortly
• 잠시 ‎(jamsi) (暫時, jamsi) shortly

Derived terms

• 오래도록 (oraedorok, “for a long time”)
• 오래된 (oraedoen, “old, aged, outdated”)
• 오랜 ‎(oraen) (oraen) (prenominal) long, old
  • 오랜 꿈 (-kkum) a long dream
  • 오랜 만 (-man) a long while
  • 오랜 바램 (-baraem) a long wish
  • 오랜 세월 (歲月, -sewol) a long period of time
  • 오랜 역사 (歷史, -yeogsa, -yeoksa) a long history
  • 오랜 전통 (傳通, -jeontong) a long tradition
• 오랫 (oraet, “long”) (prenominal)
• 오랫동안 (oraetdong-an, “for a long time”)
• 오랜만 (oraenman, “for a long time”)

Related terms

• 오래가다 ‎(oraegada) (-gada) to last long
• 오래걸리다 ‎(oraegeollida) (-geollida) to take long
• 오래다 (oraeda, “(to be) long ago”)
• 오래 ‎(orae)되다 ‎(doeda) (-doeda) to be worn out, old
• 오래묵다 ‎(oraemukda) (oraemukda) to age or stay long

See also

• 멀리 (meolli, “far”)

Noun

오래 • ‎(orae)

1. residential area of close neighborhood (maybe sharing the same access)
2. (obsolete) door, gate, entrance

Synonyms