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おぼれる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. ertrinken; ersaufen
2. sich ergeben; sich hingeben; nicht loskommen
Alt. forms
溺おぼれる
91%
おぼれる
8%
Pitch accent
お
ぼれる
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Conjugations...Used in: 398
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
a drowning man will catch at a straw
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
a drowning man will catch at a straw
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Examples (11 in total)
The drowning man called for help, but in vain.
All the passengers were saved from drowning.
I saved Tom's dog from drowning.
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