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15 words
Korean word
확산되다
Pronunciation
Romanizationhwakssandoeda
Meaning
- verbspread
Example
바이러스가 빠르게 확산돼요.pa i reo seu ga ppa reu ge hwak ssan dwae yo
The virus spreads quickly.
More examples
소문이 인터넷에서 빠르게 확산되었다.so mu ni in teo ne se seo ppa reu ge hwak ssan doe eot tta
The rumor spread quickly on the Internet.
Core concept
An influence, condition, or piece of information moves outward until it affects a broad range of people or places.
Common phrases
바이러스가 확산되다pa i reo seu ga hwak ssan doe da
spread
소문이 확산되다so mu ni hwak ssan doe da
spread
빠르게 확산되다ppa reu ge hwak ssan doe da
spread rapidly
Similar words
퍼지다peojida: Moving outward from a limited area until the substance, smell, or effect reaches farther.
전파되다cheonpadoeda: Reaching others after being carried through a channel or medium.
Definition in Korean
어떤 것의 영향이나 상태가 넓은 범위로 퍼지거나 커지다.eo tteon keo sui yeong hyang i na sang tae ga neol beun peo mwi ro peo ji geo na keo ji da
Word origin
It is built from a Sino-Korean noun meaning expansion or dissemination and a verb meaning become, so the whole verb describes the process of becoming widespread.
Usage tips
- This word suits formal reports more than casual conversation, which often uses a simpler everyday verb for general spreading.
Other meanings
- be disseminatedverb
Opposites
- 축소되다chukssodoedashrinkverb
- 진정되다chinjeongdoedasubsideverb
Related words
- 확산hwakssanspreadnoun
- 확산시키다hwakssansikidadisseminateverb
- 확산세hwakssansespreading momentumnoun