傾ける【かたむける】
Frequency rank: 4,328. – 4,330.
- to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list
- to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into
- to ruin; to squander; to empty
- to drink (alcohol)
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 傾ける【かたむける】Frequency rank: 4,328. – 4,330.
- かたむけるFrequency rank: 43,061. – 43,772.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list
- to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into
- to ruin; to squander; to empty
- to drink (alcohol)
This meaning refers to physically altering the position of an object, such as making it slant or lean to one side.
This meaning describes the act of dedicating time and effort towards a particular task or goal.
I intend to pour all my energy into this project.
This meaning implies causing something to be wasted or devoid of value, often in a careless way.
This meaning specifically refers to the act of consuming alcoholic beverages.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かたむける傾けるきごう(かたむけるきごう)to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to listかたむき傾きをつけるto give an inclinationこころ心をかたむける傾けるto lean one's heart towards; to devote oneself emotionallyちゅうい注意をかたむける傾けるto pay close attentionじょうねつ情熱をかたむける傾けるto devote one's passionえねるぎいエネルギーをかたむける傾けるto pour one's energy intoかたむけて傾けてのむ飲むto drink while tiltingかたむいている傾いているto be tilted; to be slantedかたむき傾きかけたon the verge of tilting; about to inclineぜんりょく全力をかたむける傾けるto devote one's full effort
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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She listened to him with her eyes modestly cast down.
She listened very carefully when I praised her son.
He gives work all he's got, and gets more work done than anybody else.
I don't think there is any excuse for his behavior. At the same time, we should listen to what he has to say.
We thought it wrong not to listen to our opponents.