젖다
Meanings
Verb
1. to become wet, to become drenched, to become damp (of absorbing surfaces such as skin, fabric, etc; not of metal) (intransitive)
2. to become immersed (in an emotion or atmosphere) (figurative, intransitive, figuratively)
3. to be stuck (in an undesirable habit or custom) (figurative, intransitive, figuratively)
4. to take on hues of a color (especially of the sky or ocean) (poetic, figurative, intransitive, figuratively)
5. to be familiar (to a sensory organ) (dated, figurative, intransitive, figuratively)
Pronunciation
jeotda
Examples12
어릴 적 사진을 보고 향수에 젖다
to be immersed in reminiscence of one's hometown after seeing pictures from one's childhood
귀에 젖은 노래
a song familiar to the ear
운동선수가 땀에 젖었다.
The athlete is soaked in sweat.
노을에 젖은 바다는 여인의 입술보다 붉다.
The sea, colored by the setting sun, is redder than a woman's lips.
물풍선을 맞아서 옷이 젖었어.
I was hit by a water balloon, so my clothes are wet.
구습에 젖다
to be stuck in outdated habits