Vocab Info
N1 Expression, う-verb (う)
良かれと思うto wish to go well, to have good intentions
Dictionary Definition
Expression, う-verb (う)
1.
to wish to go well, to have good intentions
often as 良かれと思って
All Forms
良かれと思う 【よかれとおもう】、よかれと思う 【よかれとおもう】、善かれと思う 【よかれとおもう】
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良かれと思ってやったことが逆効果になった。
The thing I did with good intentions ended up having the opposite effect. {to wish to go well, to have good intentions}
- N1
僕は良かれと思って未婚の娘にお見合いをさせた。
With good intentions, I arranged a matchmaking meeting for my unmarried daughter. {to wish to go well, to have good intentions}
- N1
良かれと思ってしたことが空回りし、がっかりしています。
I'm disappointed because the things I did with good intentions and wishing for things to go well have backfired. {to wish to go well, to have good intentions}
- N1
子供が良かれと思ってしてくれたことに対しては強く怒れません。
I cannot be angry with what the child did, thinking it was for the best or with good intentions. {to wish to go well, to have good intentions}
- N1
良かれと思って僕は田んぼに水をやったが、実は水は要らなかったようだ。
Believing it to be for the best, I watered the rice field, but it seems that it actually didn't need water. {to wish to go well, to have good intentions}
- N1
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