あえて – Vocabulary details

あえて

Adverb

Usually written in kana

1. purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally

あえて知しろうとしなかったともいえる。It can also be said that one purposely did not try to know.

2. not necessarily; not particularly; not especially

used with neg. verb

その結けっ果かは、あえて驚おどろくには当あたらない。That result is not particularly surprising.

3. definitely not

used with neg. verb

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動うごけないのではなくあえて動うごかない。

It is not that I cannot move, but that I deliberately choose not to.

あえて触ふれないでおこう、とも思おもった。

I also thought about deliberately not bringing it up.

できただろうけど、あえてしなかった。

I could have done that, but I chose not to.

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