Vocab Info

A2 う-Verb

()()

to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward

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    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の書類

      五段動詞

    Examples

    • (おとうと)はバイクをやめて自動車(じどうしゃ)()()しました。

      My younger brother gave up his motorcycle and began to ride a car. {to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward}

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    • 子供(こども)たちが()()()してショーを観戦(かんせん)しています。

      The children are leaning forward to watch the show. {to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward}

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    • 船長(せんちょう)船員(せんいん)()わせて20(にん)()せた(ふね)(だい)海原(うなばら)()()した。

      A ship carrying 20 people, including the captain and crew, set sail on the open sea. {to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward}

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    • 探偵(たんてい)として不倫(ふりん)調査(ちょうさ)()()してすぐに、決定的(けっていてき)証拠(しょうこ)をおさえた。

      As a detective, as soon as I embarked on the investigation of the affair, I secured decisive evidence. {to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward}

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    • 俳優(はいゆう)として成功(せいこう)したからといって政界(せいかい)にまで()()すとは…意欲(いよく)(てき)(ひと)です。

      Just because they succeeded as an actor, to even embark on the political stage... they are an ambitious person. {to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward}

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