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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

유행하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yuhaenghada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Catch-on/ˈkætʃ.ɒn/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 새로운 스타일이 금방 유행하기 시작했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To become popular or fashionable; to gain general acceptance.

    "The new dance trend quickly caught on among teenagers on social media."
  2. 2

    To understand or comprehend something after a period of being confused.

    "It took him a while to figure out the rules, but he finally caught on."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the phrasal verb 'catch on', originating in the late 19th century from 'catch' (Old English 'cæccan') combined with the directional adverb 'on'. Initially used in nautical and physical contexts to mean grasping onto something, it evolved metaphorically by the early 20th century to mean understanding a concept or becoming popular.

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