凌ぐ
しのぐ
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation); to pull through
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-gu), Transitive
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation)- to pull through; to get over; to survive
- to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 凌ぐしのぐ | 凌ぎますしのぎます |
| Negative | 凌がないしのがない | 凌ぎませんしのぎません |
| Past | 凌いだしのいだ | 凌ぎましたしのぎました |
| Past negative | 凌がなかったしのがなかった | 凌ぎませんでしたしのぎませんでした |
| Te-form | 凌いでしのいで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 凌げるしのげる |
| Passive | 凌がれるしのがれる |
| Causative | 凌がせるしのがせる |
| Volitional | 凌ごうしのごう |
| Imperative | 凌げしのげ |
| Conditional (ば) | 凌げばしのげば |
| Conditional (たら) | 凌いだらしのいだら |
Example sentences
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How are you keeping off this intense heat?
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This new car will put other cars to shame.
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The money will carry us for about a month.
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The hut kept the rain and dew out after a fashion.
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She surpasses her sister in beauty.
More examples (4)
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We should lay on a second coat of paint for better protection against the weather.
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Thousands of Americans have a hard time keeping the wolf from the door.
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She had some cookies to stay her hunger until dinner.
生まれてはじめて良心の呵責を感じましたが、そうする以外にその場をしのぐ方法はありませんでした。
For the first time in my life, I felt a pang of conscience, but there was no other way out.