벌어지다

beoreojida · [버러지다]

be held · be thrown · occur · happen

verbIntermediate

Meanings

버ː러지다 · verb · Intermediate

  1. be held; be thrownFor a party or event to be held.
  2. occur; happenFor a bad incident such as a fight to occur.
  3. developFor a situation or appearance of something occurring to be seen in one's eyes.

버ː러지다 · verb · Intermediate

  1. widenFor a crack, space, etc., to form.
  2. growFor the leaf, branch, etc., of a plant to grow wider and longer.
  3. be wide; be broadFor a shoulder, back, or chest to be wide.
  4. (banquet) be givenTo set food, etc., generously for a certain occasion.
  5. get widerFor a difference to become bigger.
  6. distance; become far; become uncomfortableFor a relationship between people to become distant or uncomfortable.

Examples from Lessons (3)

As the emotional gap widens, dialogue tends to become drier and passive sentences tend to increase.

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Especially the part where the main character opened the bedroom door and something completely unexpected happened.

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I'm already so excited about what will happen next week that I can't even sleep.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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