うまくいく – Vocabulary details

うまくいく

Expression

Verb (5-dan)

Usually written in kana

1. to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

うまくいっているようには見みえない。It doesn't look like it's going well.

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まくいく

skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

うまくいってないと聞きいてます。

I hear that it isn't going well.

全ぜん部ぶうまくいくよ。

Everything will be fine.

とりあえず、うまくいったみたいだ。

At least it seems to have worked.

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