なりかける
Frequency rank: 12,713. – 12,750.
- to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get closeword usually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
This phrase is used to indicate that something is close to happening or reaching a certain state. It expresses a sense of immediacy and proximity to a change or development.
Generated collocations (experimental)
なりかけるto be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get closeきけん危険になりかけるto be on the verge of dangerしっぱい失敗になりかけるto be on the brink of failureなき泣きそうになりかけるto be on the verge of cryingわすれかける忘れかけるto be on the verge of forgettingまにあわなく間に合わなくなりかけるto be close to not making itせいこう成功になりかけるto be on the brink of successかわり変わりかけるto be on the verge of changingいいかける言いかけるto be about to sayみのがし見逃しそうになりかけるto be close to missing somethingなんか何かになりかけるto be on the verge of becoming something
Example sentences
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It was getting dark, and, what made matters worse, it began to rain.
Lingaku