受け止める | Japanese meaning

受け止める【うけとめる】

Frequency rank: 1,526.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to catch; to stop the blow
to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with

Forms

受け止める【うけとめる】Frequency rank: 1,526.
受けとめる【うけとめる】Frequency rank: 33,795. – 34,167.
うけとめる

Generated definitions (experimental)

to catch; to stop the blow

This meaning is used when referring to physically catching or stopping something from hitting you or affecting you.

、。

A ball came flying, so I caught it firmly.

。

He turned his back to the wall to stop the strong wind.

to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with

This meaning is used to describe the act of accepting something, whether it be advice, emotions, or situations, indicating a mental or emotional response.

、。

I decided to take her advice and reconsider.

、。

It was hard to come to grips with the incident, but I decided to move forward little by little.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to catch; to stop the blowto accept an opinionto accept criticismto come to grips with realityto take adviceto seize an opportunityto accept one's emotionsto react to the situationto accept a challengeto come to grips with a problem

Example sentences

3 results

1. 。

She took the news calmly.

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2. 。

He took his defeat hard.

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3. だっ、。

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受け止める【うけとめる】

Frequency rank: 1,526.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to catch; to stop the blow
to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with

Forms

受け止める【うけとめる】Frequency rank: 1,526.
受けとめる【うけとめる】Frequency rank: 33,795. – 34,167.
うけとめる

Generated definitions (experimental)

to catch; to stop the blow

This meaning is used when referring to physically catching or stopping something from hitting you or affecting you.

、。

A ball came flying, so I caught it firmly.

。

He turned his back to the wall to stop the strong wind.

to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with

This meaning is used to describe the act of accepting something, whether it be advice, emotions, or situations, indicating a mental or emotional response.