Vocab Info
N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
応えるto respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations), to affect, to take a toll, to strike home, to have an effect on, to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.), to be a strain
Dictionary Definition
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1.
to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)
Only applies to 応える, 報えるIchidan verb, Intransitive verb
2.
to affect, to take a toll, to strike home, to have an effect on, to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.), to be a strain
sometimes 堪える,See Also:
All Forms
応える 【こたえる】、報える 【こたえる】、徹える 【こたえる】
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期待に応えるためにベストを尽くす。
We will do our best to meet expectations.
寒さが骨身に応える日は温かいものを食べましょう。
On days when the cold is hard on us all the way to our bones, let's eat something warm.
身内の死がこんなに応えるものだとは今まで知りませんでした。
I never knew that the death of a relative could be so hard until now.
要求に応えられるように頑張ったがお客さんを満足させられなかった。
I tried my best to meet the demands but could not satisfy the customers.
ファンに手を振って応えてあげたらファンから悲鳴のような歓声があがった。
I responded by waving to the fans, and they screamed and cheered.
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