補う – Vocabulary details

補おぎなう

Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)

1. to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap

to remedy one's defects

to bridge a gap; to supply a lack

彼かれは講こう義ぎを小しょう冊さっ子しで補おぎなった。

He supplemented his lecture with a booklet.

勤きん勉べんさが経けい験けん不ぶ足そくを補おぎなうこともあり得うる。

Diligence may compensate for lack of experience.

あなたは来らい週しゅうその損そん失しつを補おぎなわなければならない。

You must make up the loss next week.

彼かれは昼ひる寝ねをして睡すい眠みん不ぶ足そくを補おぎなおうとした。

He tried to make up for his lack of sleep by taking a nap.

私わたしは失うしなった時じ間かんを補おぎなうために一いっ生しょう懸けん命めいに仕し事ごとをしなければいけない。

I must work hard to make up for lost time.

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