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Meaning of kerül | Babel Free

Verb CEFR A2 Common
[ˈkɛryl]

Definitions

  1. to get (to somewhere, to a location or into a situation, with lative suffixes)
    intransitive
  2. to detour, to go on a byway (to go on a longer way than the shortest)
    intransitive
  3. to avoid someone or something
    transitive
  4. to take (effort etc.: -ba/-be)
    intransitive
  5. to cost (some amount: -ba/-be)
    intransitive
  6. to be …(e)d, to get …(e)d (part of a passive-forming structure, with the -ra/-re form of the verbal noun of the main verb; compare van/lesz + -va/-ve)
    proscribed, sometimes

Equivalents

Examples

“börtönbe kerül”

to get into jail

“nehéz helyzetbe kerül”

to get into a difficult situation

“kerüli a nyilvánosságot”

to shun publicity

“Mennyibe kerül?”

How much does it cost?

“Ez az üzenet törlésre került.”

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CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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