intoxicated

«intoxicated» in Mova's school dictionary: Drunk, or affected by drugs, so that you cannot think or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (intoxicated); verb, past form of intoxicate (intoxicate, intoxicates, intoxicated, intoxicating)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal, law) Drunk, or affected by drugs, so that you cannot think or act normally. tree →

2) Very excited and happy, as if drunk: intoxicated by success. tree →

sense in the lessons

In law, news and health (driving while intoxicated is a crime and dangerous); in stories about excitement. Phrases: driving while intoxicated, intoxicated with joy.

examples

• It is illegal to drive while intoxicated. tree →
• The police said the man was intoxicated. tree →
• The team was intoxicated by their win. tree →
• Alcohol is not safe for children's growing bodies. tree →
• She felt intoxicated by the smell of roses. tree →
• Intoxicated people may fall and hurt themselves. tree →
• Of the latter he drank so freely that he presently became intoxicated. tree →

note

Formal word for drunk. Noun: intoxication. Adjective intoxicating: very exciting. Safety: driving after drinking is dangerous and illegal.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «intoxicated» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.