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せまる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to approach; to draw near; to be imminent
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
2. to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
Alt. forms
迫せまる
96%
せまる
2%
逼せまる
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 496
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to close in on the truth
to close in on the truth
to be filled with thousand emotions; to be overwhelmed by a flood of emotions; to be wrought by a thousand emotions
to be on the brink of death
to urge someone to resign; to insist upon someone's resignation
Examples (11 in total)
The teacher pushed him for an answer.
A global crisis is at hand.
The union is pressing for a ten-percent pay hike.
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