取り付く

Meaning

1. v5kvi
   to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
2. v5kvi
   to grapple
3. v5kvi
   to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
4. v5kvi
   to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
5. v5kvi
   to obtain a clue; to get a lead

Example sentences

• 彼女は悪魔に取り付かれている。

  She is possessed by a devil.

• 彼は奇妙な考えに取り付かれている。

  He is possessed by an unusual idea.

• 彼はたわいない幻想に取り付かれているようだ。

  He seems to be possessed with idle fancies.