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jmdict 1428230 Active (id: 1965599)
挑む [spec2,news2,nf46]
いどむ [spec2,news2,nf46]
1. [v5m,vt]
▶ to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.)
▶ to throw down the gauntlet
▶ to contend for
2. [v5m,vi]
▶ to tackle (e.g. a problem)
▶ to attempt
▶ to go after (a prize, record, etc.)
3. [v5m,vi]
▶ to pressure (someone) for sex
▶ to make advances to

Conjugations


History:
2. A 2017-12-08 22:43:50  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
meikyo has sense 2 as transitive and intransitive
1. A* 2017-12-08 21:09:44  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, daij
  Comments:
Splitting sense 1 (in line with gg5 and daij).
"make love to" is wrong and I don't think "woo" has the right connotations.
  Diff:
@@ -18,2 +18,2 @@
-<pos>&vi;</pos>
-<gloss>to challenge</gloss>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.)</gloss>
@@ -22 +21,0 @@
-<gloss>to tackle</gloss>
@@ -27,3 +26,9 @@
-<gloss>to pressure someone for sex</gloss>
-<gloss>to woo</gloss>
-<gloss>to make love to</gloss>
+<gloss>to tackle (e.g. a problem)</gloss>
+<gloss>to attempt</gloss>
+<gloss>to go after (a prize, record, etc.)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5m;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to pressure (someone) for sex</gloss>
+<gloss>to make advances to</gloss>

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