Word · 単語
早める
Reading はやめる
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours)
- 1 to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite, to precipitate — usu. 早める
- 2 to quicken (e.g. one's step), to speed up, to accelerate — usu. 速める
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例文 · examples
その薬が成長の過程を早めた。
The medicine hastened the process of growth.
sense 1 · to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours)
我々はふだんより足を速めて歩いた。
We walked more quickly than usual.
sense 2 · to quicken (e.g. one's step)
私は埋め合わせをするために運転を早めた。
I must make up for lost time by driving fast.
先生は試験の日取りを早めた。
Our teacher advanced the date of the exam.
彼女に追いつくために私は歩を速めた。
I quickened my steps to catch up with her.