This is the 1230th most frequent Korean word.
지원하기
"지원하기" means "to apply" or "to support."
In this sentence, '지원하기' is used to refer to the act of formally applying for a position at a company.
나는 회사에 지원하기 위해 필요한 서류를 준비하고 있어요.
I am preparing the necessary documents to apply to the company.
Here, '지원하기' denotes initiating the process of applying for admission to a university.
대학에 지원하기 전에, 나는 다양한 학과에 대해 조사했어요.
Before applying to the university, I researched various departments.
In this context, '지원하기' is used to represent the action of applying to participate in a program through submission of an application.