Japanese

かけめぐる
Meaning: to run around; to dash about; to spread rapidly
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 駆け巡る 駆け巡らない
Polite 駆け巡ります 駆け巡りません
Past 駆け巡った 駆け巡らなかった
Polite + Past 駆け巡りました 駆け巡りませんでした
Te-form 駆け巡って 駆け巡らなくて
Potential 駆け巡れる 駆け巡れない
Passive 駆け巡られる 駆け巡られない
Causative 駆け巡らせる 駆け巡らせない
Causative + Passive 駆け巡らされる 駆け巡らされない
Imperative 駆け巡れ 駆け巡るな

Handwriting

駆
け
巡
る

Example sentences

That news spread across the world in the blink of an eye.
事故の瞬間、これまでの思い出が走馬灯のように駆け巡った。
At the moment of the accident, memories of the past flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern.
彼は暇さえあれば山野を駆け巡っている。
He runs around mountains and fields whenever he has free time.

Usage Notes

Describes movement over a wide area or information spreading very quickly.

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