THE WORD · N3
下す
render (a decision); send down
Verbe · Suffix · Group 1 verb
彼は重大な意義のある決定を下した。
He made an important decision.
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Parts of speech
Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive · Suffix
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Verb group: Group 1 (godan)
Verb usage: freight forwarder
English dictionary meanings
- to make a decision
- to draw a conclusion
- to give a judgement
- to hand down a verdict
- to pass a sentence
- to give an order
- to let go down
- to lower
- to do oneself
- to do by oneself
- to beat
- to defeat
- to have loose bowels
- to have diarrhea
- to pass (in stool)
- to discharge from the body
- to do in one go
- to do to the end without stopping