🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

모으다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mo-euda

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scare-Up/skɛr ʌp/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 마지막 순간에 충분한 자원봉사자를 모으는 데 성공했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To gather or collect something, often in a hurried or anxious manner.

    "She managed to scare-up enough volunteers for the event at the last minute."
  2. 2

    To cause someone to find or obtain something, typically with difficulty.

    "He had to scare-up some cash to pay for the unexpected expenses."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'scare-up' is a compound verb formed from 'scare', which originates from the Old Norse word 'skera', meaning to cut or separate, and 'up', indicating a direction or completion. The phrase evolved in the 19th century to mean to gather or collect something, often with a sense of urgency or fear.

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