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curatingselecting, organizing, and presenting items in a collection or exhibition

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: selecting, organizing, and presenting items in a collection or exhibition

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkjʊr.eɪ.tɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 컬렉션이나 전시회에서 작품을 선별하고 조직하여 전시하다

Korean pronunciation: **큐**레이팅

Example Sentences

  • My mom thinks she's curating her Facebook feed, but it's just cat videos and food photos.
  • The museum is curating a special exhibition on Korean traditional crafts.
  • She spent three hours curating the perfect selfie for her dating profile.

curating

VERB

//ˈkjʊr.eɪ.tɪŋ//

selecting, organizing, and presenting items in a collection or exhibition

curating concept
💡 Concept

She spends hours curating the gallery's new exhibition, choosing each painting carefully.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkjʊr.eɪ.tɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkjʊə.reɪ.tɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootcur
Suffix--ating

Origin

라틴어 'curare(돌보다)'에서 유래. 원래 박물관이나 갤러리에서 작품을 돌보고 관리하는 큐레이터의 일을 뜻했지만, 디지털 시대에 들어 콘텐츠를 선별하고 정리하는 모든 활동으로 의미가 확장되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

creatingrelatingdebatingwaiting
creating
relating
debating
waiting

🔗Collocations

curating content
curating a collection
curating an exhibition
carefully curating
curating social media
curating a playlist

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom thinks she's curating her Facebook feed, but it's just cat videos and food photos.

The museum is curating a special exhibition on Korean traditional crafts.

😄 Fun example

She spent three hours curating the perfect selfie for her dating profile.

The teacher is curating educational resources for online learning.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

selectingorganizingarrangingmanagingpresenting

Antonyms

neglectingignoringabandoning

Related

curatorcurationexhibitioncollectiongallery

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