Korean Words with Many Meanings

걸리다

geollida

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For something to get caught, hooked, or held up — by an obstacle, an eye, a net, or time.

Sense	Example
to get caught/snagged on	옷이 못에 걸렸다. osi mose geollyeotda. My clothes got caught on a nail.
to take (time)	집까지 한 시간 걸려요. jipkkaji han sigan geollyeoyo. It takes an hour to get home.
to come down with, catch (an illness)	감기에 걸렸어요. gamgie geollyeosseoyo. I caught a cold.
to be caught, get busted (rule-breaking)	과속으로 단속에 걸렸다. gwasogeuro dansoge geollyeotda. I got caught speeding.
to bother, nag at (the mind)	그 말이 계속 마음에 걸린다. geu mari gyesok maeume geollinda. Those words keep bothering me.
to be hung/displayed	벽에 시계가 걸려 있다. byeoge sigyega geollyeo itda. A clock is hanging on the wall.

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