企てる
くわだてる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to plan; to plot; to propose; to design; to intend; to contemplate
- to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business)
- to stand on tip-toes
Kanji
- 企 undertake. Read as くわだてる.
Example sentences
- その過激派が政府打倒の陰謀を企てているという噂が立ってる。
There is a rumor that the radicals are plotting against the government. - 彼らは大統領の暗殺を企てた。
They attempted to assassinate the president. - 彼らは逃亡を企てた。
They attempted to escape. - 彼女は金儲けばかりを企てている。
She is always thinking of moneymaking schemes. - 投資家グループは、LBOを企てています。
An investors' group is attempting a leveraged buy-out of the firm.
Common phrases
Words containing 企てる
- 陰謀を企てる (いんぼうをくわだてる) to plot against