Lingaku備える【そなえる】
Frequency rank: 2,564.
- to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install
- to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for
- to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with
- to be born with; to have since birth
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install
- to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for
- to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with
- to be born with; to have since birth
This meaning refers to the act of providing necessary equipment or features to something, often related to physical objects or facilities.
The school is equipped with the latest technology.
This meaning involves taking steps in advance to ensure readiness for a future event or situation.
This meaning describes having the necessary qualities or attributes, whether innate or acquired.
This meaning indicates the inherent characteristics or abilities that an individual has from the moment of birth.
Generated collocations (experimental)
そなえ備えをするto make preparationsさいがい災害にそなえる備えるto prepare for disastersそなえつける備え付けるto installじゅうぶん十分なそなえ備えadequate provisionsそなえ備えあればうい憂いなしpreparation prevents worryぼうさい防災そなえ備えdisaster prevention preparationsひつよう必要なそなえ備えをするto make necessary preparationsこころ心のそなえ備えmental preparednessそなえ備えをととのえる整えるto organize preparationsかんきょう環境にそなえる備えるto equip for the environment
Example sentences
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Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.
Birds, for instance, have a special protective device.
It would be wise of you to save money for a rainy day.
Perhaps I should take an umbrella with me just in case.
Each week, Mrs. Tanaka saves a little money for a rainy day.
She prepared herself for the tennis match by practicing for hours every day.