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get wet

Verb

  1. 1

    get wet

    To become wet by absorbing liquid.

    Korean definition: 액체가 스며들어 축축해지다.

    • The children made a fire and dried their wet clothes.

    • The child got caught in the rain and was soaked all over.

  2. 2

    be gripped

    To become accustomed after being repeatedly influenced by something.

    Korean definition: 어떤 영향을 자꾸 받아 익숙해지다.

    • My father is steeped in old ways of thinking and can't accept new culture.

    • People steeped in a lazy lifestyle are indifferent to their duties and only want to idle about.

  3. 3

    be lost

    To be engrossed in certain emotions or thoughts.

    Korean definition: 어떤 감정이나 생각에 깊이 빠지다.

    • The woman wept, lost in grief over losing her husband.

    • People who have lived abroad for a long time are sometimes overcome by homesickness.

  4. 4

    be familiar

    To become familiar with something after listening to it frequently.

    Korean definition: 자주 들어 아주 익숙해지다.

    • A familiar melody came on the radio.

    • From somewhere came the sound of a familiar song.