Japanese

ひきだす
Meaning: to pull out; to take out; to withdraw; to draw out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 引き出す 引き出さない
Polite 引き出します 引き出しません
Past 引き出した 引き出さなかった
Polite + Past 引き出しました 引き出しませんでした
Te-form 引き出して 引き出さなくて
Potential 引き出せる 引き出せない
Passive 引き出される 引き出されない
Causative 引き出させる 引き出させない
Imperative 引き出せ 引き出すな

Handwriting

引
き
出
す

Example sentences

I withdrew my savings from the bank.
昆布や鰹節から出た旨味が、料理の深みを引き出している。
The umami from the kombu and bonito flakes brings out the depth of the dish.
この学校では、多様な教材を使って生徒たちの学習意欲を引き出しています
This school uses a variety of teaching materials to bring out the students' motivation to learn.
近くのATMでお金を引き出した。
I withdrew money from a nearby ATM.
彼は甘言蜜語を弄して、投資家から多額の資金を引き出した。
He used sweet talk to extract a large amount of funds from the investors.

Usage Notes

Used for physically pulling something out, withdrawing money, or drawing out someone's potential or information.

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