téigh le, v.i. 1. (a) Go with, accompany. Chuaigh siad linn go dtí an droichead, they went with us as far as the bridge. Rachaidh mé chun an gheata leat, I’ll accompany you to the gate. (b)D’iarr sé le pósadh í ach ní rachadh sí leis, he asked for her hand in marriage but she wouldn’t accept him. 2. (a) Take after, resemble. Chuaigh sí lena máthair, she took after her mother. (b) Agree with, match. Ní théann an dá rud le chéile go rómhaith, the two things don’t agree very well. Rachaidh sé le do chulaith, it will match your suit. (c) Suit the constitution of. Ní théann sé le mo ghoile, it doesn’t suit my stomach. Ní hionann mar a chuaigh an aeráid linn go léir, the climate didn’t agree with us all to the same extent. 3. (a) Take to, engage in. Dul le polaitíocht, to engage in politics. Chuaigh sé le stair, he went in for history. Ní rachadh an mac le feirmeoireacht dó, the son wouldn’t take up farming for him. (b) Abide by. Caithfimid dul leis na rialacha, we must go by the rules. (c) Join with. Ní rachaidís linn san iascaireacht, they wouldn’t join with us in the fishing. (d) Engage with. Chuaigh mé leis san iomrascáil, I took him on at wrestling. 4. (a) Go, fall, down along. Dul le fána, to go downhill. Dul le haill, to fall down a cliff. S.a. anáil 1. (b) Be carried off by. Dul le gaoth, le sruth, to be carried away by the wind, by the stream. (c) Abandon oneself to. Dul le haer an tsaoil, to lead a gay life. (d) Fall into state of. Dul le buile, le báiní, le cuthach, to become mad, frantic, furious. 5. Succeed in. Chuaigh an lá go maith linn, the day went well for us. A fhad is a rachaidh liom, as far as I can manage it. Ní rachaidh leat an iarraidh seo, you won’t succeed this time. Chuaigh sin leis, he got away with that. Chuaigh sé rite liom, it was as much as I could do. Is géar a chuaigh an saol leo, they had a severe struggle in life. Chuaigh gach aon rud i gceart linn, everything went right for us.