酔う

to get drunk

酔 get drunk; become intoxicated + う Volitional
verb · present tense Rare #43,172
to get drunk To become intoxicated from drinking alcohol.
JA: あいつ酔うと人が変わるから一緒に飲みたくないんだよ。
EN: He turns into a different person when he gets drunk, so I don’t want to drink with him.
Conjugation of 酔う
Present
酔う

たまには酔うのもよい

It's good to get drunk once in a while.

— 暗殺の森 (1971)

あいつ酔うと人が変わるから一緒に飲みたくないんだよ。

I don't want to drink with him because he becomes a completely different person when he's drunk.

〝女は酔う〟とさ

They say women get drunk.

— いまを生きる (1989)

トムは酔うと猫ちゃんになっちゃうね。

Tom turns into a kitty when he gets drunk, huh?