言わんとする

いわんとする

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

Meaning

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(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

Example sentences

彼女の言わんとすることはある意味では理にかなっている。

What she means is reasonable in a certain sense.
彼が言わんとすることは僕には理解できない。

I can't understand what he is trying to say.
多くの学生がしゃべっていたため、その教授が言わんとすることを聞くのは難しかった。

With many students chatting, it was difficult to hear what the professor had to say.