Vocab Info
N1 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb
取り付くto cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead
Dictionary Definition
う-verb (く), Intransitive verb
1.
to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to
2.
to grapple
3.
to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake
4.
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.), to take hold of, to haunt
also written as 取り憑く5.
to obtain a clue, to get a lead
All Forms
取り付く 【とりつく】、取りつく 【とりつく】、取付く 【とりつく】
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生きるために必死に命綱に取り付く。
To desperately cling to the lifeline to survive.
一人の強盗に三、四人の警察官が取り付いています。
Three or four police officers are struggling to grab a single robber.
海で溺れた海水浴客が、投げ込まれた浮き輪に取り付いた。
A swimmer drowning in the ocean grabbed onto a lifebuoy that was thrown to them.
この問題は難しすぎて、どう頑張っても取り付きようがありません。
This problem is so difficult that no matter how hard I try, I can't even begin to tackle it.
家の改築工事に取り付くが早いか、施工箇所に不具合が見つかった。
We had barely started commencing renovations on the house when we discovered construction defects.
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