Meaning of iekļūt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to get into, to enter somewhere (especially with difficulty, overcoming obstacles)
   intransitive
2. to get into (a place, a situation) by accident, to end up (somewhere)
   intransitive
3. to get into, usually unintentionally, by accident
   intransitive
4. to get into (a situation, a state) after overcoming obstacles, difficulties
   intransitive
5. to get into (a situation, a state), usually unintentionally
   figuratively, intransitive

Examples

“iekļūt trojebusā”

to get into, on the trolley bus

“iekļūt vilcienā”

to get into, on the train

“iekļūt istabā pa logu”

to get into the room through the window

“no āra ienācēji vispirms iekļuva virtuvē, tad mazajā istabiņā ar diviem lodziņiem”

those coming from outside first entered the kitchen, then the small room with two little windows

“pirmo reizi es te iekļuvu no augšās”

(this is) the first time (that) I got in here from up there

“iekļūt ļaužu drūzmā”

to get into, end up in, a crowd of people

“iekļūt lietus gāzē”

to get into, end up under strong rain

“Agnese bija izgājusi cauri Iekšrīgai un iekļuva tirgus burzmā”

Agnese had gone through inner Riga and got, ended up in the market crowd

“kuġojot pa Melnu jūru, iekļuvām vētrā; mūs krietni pašūpoja”

sailing on the Black Sea, we got into, ended up in, a storm; it really shook us

“ledus gabali iekļūst ūdens virpulī”

the ice blocks get into the whirlpool

“pagrabā iekļuvis ūdens”

water got into the basement

“pa spraugu iekļūst gaisma”

light gets in through the crack

“acī iekļuvis gruzis”

a speck of dust got into (someone's) eye

“meža dziļumos saules stari gandrīz nekad neiekļūst”

the sunrays almost don't get into the depths of the forest

“iekļūt augstskolā, universitātē”

to get into college, university

“iekļūt izlases komandā”

to get into the (selected) team

“tādos rados nevar vis ikkatrs iekļūt”

not everybody can get into such families (lit. relatives)

“iekļūt nelaimē”

to get into trouble, distress

“iekļūt briesmās”

to get into danger

“iekļūt grūtībās”

to get into difficulties

“iekļūt parādos”

to get into debt

“iekļūt ļaužu valodās”

to get into people's language, talk (i.e., to become the topic of gossip)

“paredzot, kādās kara šausmās var iekļūt cilvēce, arī Vācijas sociāldemokrātija nostāsies pret karu”

seeing what kind of war horror humanity could get into, also the German social democracy will stand against the war

CEFR level