🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

떠다니다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tteodani-da

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Float/floʊt/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"잎사귀가 연못의 표면에 떠다니고 있었다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking.

    "The leaves floated on the surface of the pond."
As noun
  1. 1

    An object that is buoyant and can rest on the surface of a liquid.

    "The children played with a float in the swimming pool."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'float' originates from the Old English 'flōtan', which means 'to flow or swim'. It has Germanic roots, related to the Dutch 'vlotten' and German 'flöten', reflecting the concept of buoyancy and movement on water.

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