Japanese

める

うけとめる
Meaning: to catch; to stop; to accept; to take to heart
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 受け止める 受け止めない
Polite 受け止めます 受け止めません
Past 受け止めた 受け止めなかった
Polite + Past 受け止めました 受け止めませんでした
Te-form 受け止めて 受け止めなくて
Potential 受け止められる 受け止められない
Passive 受け止められる 受け止められない
Causative 受け止めさせる 受け止めさせない
Imperative 受け止めろ 受け止めるな

Handwriting

受
け
止
め
る

Example sentences

He took her advice seriously.
彼はその一敗を重く受け止めた
He took that one defeat seriously.

Usage Notes

Can mean physically catching something or mentally processing and accepting information or a situation.

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