TOPIK · Level 264
15 words
Korean word
전개되다
Pronunciation
Romanizationcheongaedoeda
Meaning
- verbunfold
Example
회의는 단계적으로 전개됩니다.hoe ui neun tan gye jeo geu ro cheon gae doem ni da
The meeting unfolds in stages.
More examples
상황이 빠르게 전개되고 있다.sang hwang i ppa reu ge cheon gae doe go it tta
The situation is unfolding quickly.
Core concept
Events or explanations gradually take shape as one stage leads to the next.
Common phrases
상황이 전개되다sang hwang i cheon gae doe da
situation unfolds
이야기가 전개되다i ya gi ga cheon gae doe da
story unfolds
일이 전개되다i ri cheon gae doe da
events unfold
Similar words
진행되다chinhaengdoeda: A planned event or task proceeds in an organized way after it begins.
이어지다ieojida: Events, stories, or situations continue in an unbroken flow.
시작되다sijakttoeda: An event or process begins at a particular time.
Definition in Korean
사건이나 설명이 순차적으로 이루어져 가며 진행 상태가 되는 것을 나타내는 표현이다.sa geo ni na seol myeong i sun cha jeo geu ro i ru eo jeo ka myeo chin haeng sang tae ga toe neun keo seul na ta nae neun pyo hyeo ni da
Word origin
The verb combines the Sino-Korean noun 전개 (jeongae, "unfolding or development") with the native verb 되다 (doeda, "to become"), forming the sense of coming to unfold.
Usage tips
- For TOPIK reading, this word often signals a formal description of how a situation develops rather than a simple statement that something happens.
Other meanings
- progressverb
- proceedverb
Opposites
- 중단되다chungdandoedastopverb