Vocabulary

What does 長引く (ながびく, nagabiku) mean?

長引く (ながびく, nagabiku) means to drag on, to be prolonged.

Quick facts
Readingながびく
Romajinagabiku
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ながびく
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnagabiku

to drag on, to be prolonged

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time

Example sentences

  • The meeting is dragging on.

  • My cold is dragging on and it's bothering me.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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