Word · 単語
促す
Reading うながす
to urge
- 1 to urge, to encourage, to press, to prompt, to draw (attention to)
- 2 to stimulate (e.g. growth), to hasten (e.g. development), to quicken, to accelerate, to promote
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例文 · examples
この曲は眠りを促してくれます。
This music helps me to fall asleep.
sense 2 · to stimulate (e.g. growth)
彼は彼女に注意して運転するようにと促した。
He urged her to drive carefully.
sense 1 · to urge
社長が社員の主体的な取り組みを促した。
The president urged employees to act on their initiative.
警察たちはすりへの注意を促した。
The policeman called our attention to the danger of pickpockets.
先生は生徒たちにもっとはっきり答えるように促した。
The teacher urged the students to answer more clearly.