Meaning of やる in Japanese

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Definition of やる

  1. (v5r, vt) to send; to dispatch; to despatch
  2. to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
  3. to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer

    無関係の人を殺るな!
    Don't kill off bystanders!

  4. to make (a vehicle) go faster

    5ドルをやる。
    Here's $5.

  5. to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study →Related words: 為る

    サイン書いてやってもいいぞ。
    I can give you an autograph if you want.

  6. to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
  7. to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
  8. to hold (a performance); to perform; to show →Related words: 演る

    全てを捨ててこのレストランをやる目的はひとつだけでした。
    I had only one aim in throwing everything away to run this restaurant.

  9. to ease (one's mind)
  10. to harm; to injure; to kill →Related words: 殺る
  11. to have sex with →Related words: 犯る
  12. (v5r, vi) to live; to get by; to get along →Related words: やって行く , やって来る
  13. (suf, v5r) to do ... completely
  14. to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
  15. (aux-v, v5r) to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance)
  16. to make active efforts to ...
  1. (v5r, vt) to do someone in; to bump someone off

    もう一度政治家を殺ってみたかったが出来なかった。
    We tried again to bump off the politician, but couldn't do it.

  1. (v5r, vt) to perform; to play; to act →Related words: 演じる
  1. (v5r, vt) to have sex with

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