취하다

chwihada · [취하다]

be drunk · be intoxicated · be enchanted · be fascinated

verbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. be drunk; be intoxicatedTo be unable to think or move properly, due to the effect of alcoholic drinks, medicine, etc.
  2. be enchanted; be fascinatedTo lose one's heart, as one fell for someone or something too much.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

취ː하다 · verb · Advanced

  1. take; keepTo choose and keep something that meets a certain condition.
  2. take; haveTo make something one's own and keep it.
  3. choose; take a stanceTo choose a certain method to do a certain task, or to take a consistent attitude toward a certain incident.
  4. poseTo take a certain posture.
  5. borrowTo borrow money, goods, etc., from someone.

Written Forms

취하다Hangul
醉하다Hanja

Examples from Lessons (1)

그러나 분위기에 취해 너무 감상적인 말들을 성급하게 쏟아낼 뻔했다.

However, I almost impulsively poured out words that were too sentimental, caught up in the mood.

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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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