横たわる【よこたわる】
Frequency rank: 4,741. – 4,745.
- to lie down; to stretch out
- to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 横たわる【よこたわる】Frequency rank: 4,741. – 4,745.
- よこたわる
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to lie down; to stretch out
- to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
This meaning describes the action of reclining or positioning oneself horizontally. It is often used when referring to sleeping, resting, or any form of lying down.
This meaning emphasizes the potential presence of challenges or dangers that may occur in the future. It indicates caution or anticipation of negative events.
Generated collocations (experimental)
よこたわる横たわることlying downよこたわる横たわるじょうたい状態lying down stateどこかによこたわる横たわるto lie somewhereじめん地面によこたわる横たわるto lie on the groundちょうじかん長時間よこたわる横たわるto lie down for a long timeしずかに静かによこたわる横たわるto lie quietlyきけん危険がよこたわる横たわるdanger lies aheadせいしんてき精神的によこたわる横たわるto lie mentally (in terms of underlying issues)じゅうたく住宅のよこに横によこたわる横たわるto lie beside the houseかれ彼のあしもと足元によこたわる横たわるto lie at his feet
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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The woman dental hygienist said to me, lying down in the chair, "Right, please open your mouth."
The injured man lay in the street before the police arrived.
When he came to, he was lying alone on the hill.