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つく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to breathe out; to breathe
With a single sigh, I took out my shoes.
2. to tell (a lie); to use (foul language)
Don't lie to me.
3. to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
Alt. forms
つく
91%
吐つく
8%
Pitch accent
つ
く
つ
く
Top 1300
Conjugations...Used in: 5603
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to tell a lie; to fib
11 more...
Examples (21 in total)
I can imagine.
Don't lie to me.
There is no time to catch one's breath.
"Why are you lying to me?" "I'm not lying."
He has deliberately lied.
You're a lying pig.
I'm the type of person who can't tell lies, you see.
We all breathed a sigh of relief.
"But I didn't do anything!" "He's lying!"
I'm sorry. I'll never lie to you again.
Have you ever lied to your boyfriend?
Why would they tell such an obvious lie?
I hope Tom is not lying to us.
Nancy put her elbows on her knees.
I'll tell you the truth: I lied to you.
With a single sigh, I took out my shoes.
A bad habit, once formed, is difficult to get rid of.
A bad habit, once formed, cannot easily be got rid of.
They knew about the hardship and loss.
The mother will not be at ease until she hears of her son's safe arrival.
He spoke for ten minutes without a pause.