曲げる

verb (ichidan)まげる · mageru

1. Englishto bend; to crook; to bow; to curve

   • 少年は考えを曲げなかった。The boy persisted in his opinion.

2. Englishto lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant

3. Englishto bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert

4. Englishto yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)

5. Englishto pawn

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