Definition of ひきつ
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(v5k, vi, vt) to pull
カーテンがゆっくり引かれた。
The curtains were drawn slowly. -
to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.)
あなたの興味を引くような本を読みなさい。
Read such books as interest you. -
to draw back
あんな本みたらフツーの女は引くもんな！
Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that! -
to draw (a card)
あなたの引いたカードは赤のマークですね。
The card you drew was a red, wasn't it? -
to draw (plan, line, etc.)
ＡからＢまで線をひきなさい。
Draw a line from A to B. -
to catch (cold)
悪い風邪をひいていて、さらに悪いことには、雪が降ってきました。
I had a bad cold, and to make matters worse, it began snowing. -
to play (string instr.)
ジョンはギターを引くことができません。
John can't play the guitar. -
to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult
その単語を辞書でひいてごらん。
Look up the word in your dictionary. -
(v5k, vt) to haul; to pull (vehicles)
私は馬が荷車を引いているのを見た。
I saw a horse pulling a cart. - to subtract
- to ebb; to fade
- to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic)
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to quote; to raise (as evidence)
できるだけ英語から例をひこう。
Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English. - to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)
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(v5k) to attract; to captivate
顧客を惹きつけるようなサイトを作りたいと思っています。
I want to build my corporate site to attract customers.
- (ctr) counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.)
- (suf) harbour; harbor; port
- ferry
Words related to ひきつ
- (n) scar
- spasm; twitch; cramp
- (n) taking over an office
- (n) non-smoker
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(n) inheriting
新大臣は月曜日に職務の引継をした。
The new minister took over the job on Monday.
- (v1) to fascinate; to attract; to charm; to pull up (at a gate)
- to have a convulsion
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(v5r) to have a cramp (spasm, convulsion, twitch); to become stiff
ジョンの顔は引きつっていた。
John's face was drawn.
- (n) scar; cramp
