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かたむける

かたむける 傾ける 1 【物を 】【ある方向に 】lean *; 【左右などに 】slant ; 【一方を持ち上げて 】tilt, tip (-pp- ). 傾く ▸ 頭を前に傾ける lean [tilt ] one's head forward .▸ テーブルを傾ける tip [tilt ] the table .2 【心を 】【専念する 】devote oneself [all one's energies ]to ; 【注意を集中する 】concentrate (one's attention )on .耳を傾ける listen to him, what he says 〙 (carefully )【耳を向ける 】bend [incline ] one's ear to him .▸ 彼はその仕事に全力を傾けた He devoted [applied ] all his energies to the work .He put a great deal of effort into the work .