Meaning of 引く in Japanese

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Definition of 引く

  1. (v5k, vi, vt) to pull

    カーテンがゆっくり引かれた。
    The curtains were drawn slowly.

  2. to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.) →Related words: 注意を引く

    あなたの興味を引くような本を読みなさい。
    Read such books as interest you.

  3. to draw back

    あんな本みたらフツーの女は引くもんな!
    Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!

  4. to draw (a card)

    あなたの引いたカードは赤のマークですね。
    The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?

  5. to draw (plan, line, etc.) →Related words: 図面を引く

    AからBまで線をひきなさい。
    Draw a line from A to B.

  6. to catch (cold) →Related words: 風邪を引く

    悪い風邪をひいていて、さらに悪いことには、雪が降ってきました。
    I had a bad cold, and to make matters worse, it began snowing.

  7. to play (string instr.) →Related words: 弾く

    ジョンはギターを引くことができません。
    John can't play the guitar.

  8. to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult →Related words: 辞書を引く

    その単語を辞書でひいてごらん。
    Look up the word in your dictionary.

  9. (v5k, vt) to haul; to pull (vehicles)

    私は馬が荷車を引いているのを見た。
    I saw a horse pulling a cart.

  10. to subtract
  11. to ebb; to fade
  12. to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic)
  13. to quote; to raise (as evidence)

    できるだけ英語から例をひこう。
    Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English.

  14. to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)

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