巡る
めぐる
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to go around; to make a circle around- to surround; to circle; to enclose
- to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return; to repeat; to circulate (of blood, money, etc.)
- to travel around; to make a tour of
- to concern (a matter); to surround
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 巡るめぐる | 巡りますめぐります |
| Negative | 巡らないめぐらない | 巡りませんめぐりません |
| Past | 巡っためぐった | 巡りましためぐりました |
| Past negative | 巡らなかっためぐらなかった | 巡りませんでしためぐりませんでした |
| Te-form | 巡ってめぐって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 巡れるめぐれる |
| Passive | 巡られるめぐられる |
| Causative | 巡らせるめぐらせる |
| Volitional | 巡ろうめぐろう |
| Imperative | 巡れめぐれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 巡ればめぐれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 巡ったらめぐったら |
Example sentences
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My hobby is visiting the castle.
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Opinions differ as to how to run the business.
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Around the world thoughts shall fly in the twinkling of an eye.
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Many happy returns of the day! Happy birthday!
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He has been speculating on his future.
More examples (10)
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I'm looking forward to the return of spring.
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We will explore every planet that goes around the sun.
ネットワークの発達で、かつてないほど大量の文が世界中を駆け巡っています。
With the development of networks a huge and unprecedented volume of messages flies around the world.
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Spring has come around.
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Easter will soon come around.
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Christmas will soon come around.
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Christmas comes a few days before the New Year.
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At last, a chance in a million arrived.
国会の動きはこの問題をめぐる与野党間の政治的綱引きとなった。
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
英国の通貨危機は、政府がポンドの急落をくい止められなかったことをめぐる政治危機へと発展しました。
Britain's currency crisis has turned into a political one over government failure to stop the pound from going into free-fall.