退ける

しりぞける· also のける、どける

to refuse; to reject; to turn down; to dismiss

JLPT N1 Common word Also written 斥ける、却ける、除ける

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive

    to refuse; to reject; to turn down; to dismiss
  2. to repel; to repulse; to drive away; to beat off; to defeat
  3. to make (someone) leave; to send away; to turn away
  4. to force (someone) to leave their post; to oust; to remove; to expel
  5. to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
All 11 meanings
  1. to remove; to exclude; to take away
  2. to set aside; to keep apart
  3. to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
  4. Ichidan verb, Auxiliary verb

    to do well despite difficulties; to accomplish despite adversity
  5. to do resolutely; to do boldly
  6. Ichidan verb, Transitive

    to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside

Forms

PlainPolite
Present退けるしりぞける退けますしりぞけます
Negative退けないしりぞけない退けませんしりぞけません
Past退けたしりぞけた退けましたしりぞけました
Past negative退けなかったしりぞけなかった退けませんでしたしりぞけませんでした
Te-form退けてしりぞけて
Potential退けられるしりぞけられる
Passive退けられるしりぞけられる
Causative退けさせるしりぞけさせる
Volitional退けようしりぞけよう
Imperative退けろしりぞけろ
Conditional (ば)退ければしりぞければ
Conditional (たら)退けたらしりぞけたら

Example sentences

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