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及およぶ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぶ, intransitive)
1. to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until)
If danger were to befall anyone, it would probably be you.
2. to be up to the task; to come up to
The only reason I couldn't do it was that I simply wasn't good enough.
3. to compare with; to be a match (for)
My efforts fall far short of what all of you have done.
4. to resort (to an act)
He finally resorted to violence.
5. to require (to do)
usu. used in the negative
If it's about me, there's no need to worry.
Alt. forms
及およぶ
93%
およぶ
6%
Kanji used
及
reach
Pitch accent
お
よぶ
お
よ
ぶ
Top 1600
Conjugations...Used in: 4233
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
to hear of; to learn of
to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making
to hit upon something
4 more...
Examples (31 in total)
Those who don't want to go, don't need to go.
I'm sorry I wasn't up to the task.
The activities of the volunteer group covered half a century.
I am preventing the impact from reaching you.
He finally resorted to violence.
My efforts fall far short of what all of you have done.
He was believed to have committed the crime.
Understanding gradually dawns on me.
This year's harvest will fall short of last year.
The conversation turned to funeral expenses.
The surgery lasted six hours.
He is not equal to her in intelligence.
We fell just short and finished second.
The loss will amount to one hundred million dollars.
If it's about me, there's no need to worry.
The only reason I couldn't do it was that I simply wasn't good enough.
The result fell short of our expectations.
If danger were to befall anyone, it would probably be you.
No, there is no need for such concern.
That is a strange thing completely beyond understanding.
His ranch covers twenty square miles.
Only 30% of the Irish population speaks Irish.
I wasn't good enough, and the team lost.
I'm nowhere near the level of the world's top performers.
The earthquake caused widespread damage.
Our insurance policy covers various kinds of damages.
He did the work to the best of his ability.
The problem was beyond my reach.
There's no need for you to take time out of your busy schedule.
I may not look it, but I still have plenty of stamina, so there's no need to worry.
As things stand, Chris's support is overwhelming, and I am nowhere near her level.