飲み込む

Meaning

1. v5mvt
   to swallow; to gulp down
2. v5mvt
   to understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on; to learn
3. v5mvt
   to engulf; to swallow up
4. v5mvt
   to be filled with (people); to contain
5. v5mvt
   to swallow (one's words); to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.); to stifle; to hold back

Example sentences

• 危険物を飲み込んだ場合、飲み込んだものによって対処法が違います。

  When you swallow a dangerous substance, what you need to do depends on what you swallowed.

• 歯を食い縛る、喉元までせりあがった感情を強引に飲み込む。

  He grits his teeth and forces back his growing fear.

• 飛行機は大きな雲に飲み込まれた。

  The airplane was swallowed up in the large clouds.