No. 804 in Lithuanian
užsikrėtė
"Užsikrėtė" means "got infected" or "contracted" (an illness or disease).
In a sentence
Evaldas užsikrėtė gripu.
Evaldas contracted the flu.
Here, the word 'užsikrėtė' is used to indicate that someone has become infected with a disease.
Jis užsikrėtė entuziazmu iš savo draugo.
He caught enthusiasm from his friend.
In this context, 'užsikrėtė' metaphorically expresses acquiring an emotional state from someone else.
Šis virusas lengvai persiduoda, todėl daug kas užsikrėtė.
This virus spreads easily, so many got infected.
Here, 'užsikrėtė' is used to describe the transmission of an infection among people.
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