Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
凌ぐto endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight
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Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation)
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to pull through, to get over, to survive
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight
All Forms
凌ぐ 【しのぐ】
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あの高い山の山頂は雲も凌いでいる。
The peak of that towering mountain eclipses even the clouds.
風と雨を凌ぐために建物の中へ避難した。
I took shelter inside the building to keep out the wind and rain.
船がうねりの大きな波を凌いで前に進んでいます。
The ship is pushing forward, enduring the large swells.
ピンチを凌ぐことが出来た時の嬉しさといったらありはしない。
There’s no greater joy than being able to pull through a crisis.
苦しい言い訳でその場を凌ごうとするとは…彼の考えは本当に未熟です。
Trying to talk his way out of the situation with such a weak excuse… he’s clearly not thinking things through.
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