食わす | Japanese meaning

食わす【くわす】

Frequency rank: 11,768. – 11,790.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eatsee also 食わせる
to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to keep
to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow); to administer
to deceive; to cheat; to tricksee also 一杯食わす

Forms

食わす【くわす】Frequency rank: 11,768. – 11,790.
くわすFrequency rank: 43,061. – 43,772.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eat

This meaning refers to providing food to someone or something, whether it’s in a casual setting or a more formal one like a restaurant. It can also imply making someone eat against their will.

。

I feed the cow oats.

。

I served sushi to my friend.

to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to keep

This meaning indicates taking responsibility for someone financially or maintaining their well-being, such as in a family context.

。

He supports his family.

。

My parents provided for me until university.

to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow); to administer

This meaning involves causing harm or delivering a blow, typically in a physical or metaphorical sense.

。

He dealt a heavy blow to the enemy.

。

She inflicted significant damage on me.

to deceive; to cheat; to trick

This meaning relates to misleading someone or tricking them into believing something that is not true.

。

He deceived me.

。

The scammer has tricked many people.

Generated collocations (experimental)

きごう(きごう)to feedto feed (an animal) baitto feed the childrento provide for (financially)to support the familyto be forced to feed (someone)to inflict painto deceive someone (by serving false food)to feed (someone) meata meal servedto take up (someone's) time (with preparations)

Example sentences

5 results

1. 、、。

He was duped by being fed false information.

Tatoeba

2. 。

Japan feels it got shafted in the negotiations.

Tatoeba

3. 、。

They fed me a line about Monday being a holiday, so I took the day off, and it wasn't.

Tatoeba

Jim's angry because his date for the movie stood him up and he wasted an hour waiting for her in the rain.

Tatoeba

5. かあでいらあカーデイラーとよたトヨタ、やがっ。

That car dealer gave me a bum steer when he told me this used Toyota was in good condition.

Tatoeba

食わす【くわす】

Frequency rank: 11,768. – 11,790.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eatsee also 食わせる
to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to keep
to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow); to administer
to deceive; to cheat; to tricksee also 一杯食わす

Forms

食わす【くわす】Frequency rank: 11,768. – 11,790.
くわすFrequency rank: 43,061. – 43,772.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eat

This meaning refers to providing food to someone or something, whether it’s in a casual setting or a more formal one like a restaurant. It can also imply making someone eat against their will.

。

I feed the cow oats.

。

I served sushi to my friend.

to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to keep

This meaning indicates taking responsibility for someone financially or maintaining their well-being, such as in a family context.

。

He supports his family.

。

My parents provided for me until university.

to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow); to administer

This meaning involves causing harm or delivering a blow, typically in a physical or metaphorical sense.

。

He dealt a heavy blow to the enemy.

。

She inflicted significant damage on me.

to deceive; to cheat; to trick

This meaning relates to misleading someone or tricking them into believing something that is not true.

。

He deceived me.

。

The scammer has tricked many people.

Generated collocations (experimental)

Example sentences

5 results

1. 、、。

He was duped by being fed false information.

Tatoeba

2. 。

Japan feels it got shafted in the negotiations.

Tatoeba

3. 、。

They fed me a line about Monday being a holiday, so I took the day off, and it wasn't.

Tatoeba

Jim's angry because his date for the movie stood him up and he wasted an hour waiting for her in the rain.

Tatoeba

5. かあでいらあカーデイラーとよたトヨタ、やがっ。

That car dealer gave me a bum steer when he told me this used Toyota was in good condition.

Tatoeba

食

N52

意eat; food

訓く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む

音ショク、ジキ

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