負わす | Japanese meaning

負わす【おわす】

Frequency rank: 8,762. – 8,777.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

Forms

負わす【おわす】Frequency rank: 8,762. – 8,777.
おわすFrequency rank: 27,995. – 28,208.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

This meaning is used when someone imposes a burden, responsibility, or negative experience onto someone else. It often refers to causing someone to have to deal with something unpleasant.

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He imposed a heavy burden on me.

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The incident inflicted many problems on the town.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to impose a burdento impose responsibilityto impose a sinto inflict painresponsibility imposedto impose on othersto impose an obligationべきburden to be imposedto impose on oneselfto impose a mental burden

Example sentences

4 results

1. 。

He is handicapped by poor health.

Tatoeba

2. 。

I am left with all the responsibility.

Tatoeba

All these are ways of exceeding the bounds imposed on us by human nature.

Tatoeba

4. とむトム。

Tom was hurt.

Tatoeba

負わす【おわす】

Frequency rank: 8,762. – 8,777.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

Forms

負わす【おわす】Frequency rank: 8,762. – 8,777.
おわすFrequency rank: 27,995. – 28,208.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

This meaning is used when someone imposes a burden, responsibility, or negative experience onto someone else. It often refers to causing someone to have to deal with something unpleasant.