仰あおぐ

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

look up to; respect; revere

Used for deep respect toward a person, deity, teacher, or authority. A common construction is 人を師と仰ぐ, meaning to regard someone as one's teacher or mentor.

• 彼かの女じょはその作さっ家かを師しと仰あおいでいる。

  She looks up to that writer as her mentor.

• 村むら人びとたちはその山やまを神かみとして仰あおいできた。

  The villagers have revered that mountain as a god.

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

ask for; seek; turn to for

Used with abstract things such as 指示, 判断, 助言, 許可, and 教え: to seek guidance, instructions, a decision, permission, or advice from someone in a position to provide it.

• 上じょう司しに判はん断だんを仰あおいでから返へん事じをします。

  I will reply after asking my supervisor for a decision.

• 医い師しの助じょ言げんを仰あおいだほうがいい。

  You should seek a doctor's advice.

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

depend on; rely on

Often appears with help, support, or assistance, as in 援助を仰ぐ or 支援を仰ぐ. It implies turning to another party because one cannot manage entirely alone.

• 被ひ災さい地ちは各かく地ちからの支し援えんを仰あおいだ。

  The disaster-stricken area relied on support from many places.

• 資し金きんが足たりず、親おや会がい社しゃの援えん助じょを仰あおぐことになった。

  Short of funds, they had to rely on assistance from the parent company.

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

gulp down; quaff; drink

A relatively literary or stylized use for drinking something by tilting the head back, especially in expressions involving a cup or alcohol. It is not the ordinary everyday verb for drinking; 飲む is much more common.

• 彼かれは黙だまって杯さかずきを仰あおいだ。

  He silently drained his cup.