受うけ止とめる

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受け止める · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

catch; stop the blow

Physically catching or stopping something in motion, such as a ball, a punch, or an object thrown at you.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Mentally or emotionally receiving and dealing with something, such as advice, criticism, a situation, or feelings.

〈物もの〉を受うけ止とめるto catch/stop an object in motion
彼かれはボールをしっかり受うけ止とめた。
He firmly caught the ball.
現げん実じつを受うけ止とめるto come to terms with reality
彼かの女じょはようやく現げん実じつを受うけ止とめることができた。
She was finally able to come to terms with reality.
衝しょう撃げきを受うけ止とめるto absorb/withstand an impact or shock
選せん手しゅは転ころんだ衝しょう撃げきを両りょう手てで受うけ止とめた。
The athlete absorbed the impact of the fall with both hands.
批ひ判はんを受うけ止とめるto take criticism seriously and deal with it
監かん督とくは厳きびしい批ひ判はんを真しん剣けんに受うけ止とめた。
The coach took the harsh criticism seriously.
〈事こと〉を重おもく受うけ止とめるto take a matter seriously
会かい社しゃはこの事じ故こを重おもく受うけ止とめている。
The company is treating this accident with grave seriousness.

受うけ入いれるN2sense 2
受け入れる means to willingly accept a proposal, person, or situation, while 受け止める stresses actively absorbing and dealing with the impact of something.
捕とらえるN2sense 2
捉える focuses on grasping or perceiving the meaning of something, whereas 受け止める emphasizes emotionally receiving and coping with it.
捕とるN3sense 1
捕る is a general word for catching or capturing something, while 受け止める specifically means to stop or receive something coming with force toward you.

無む視しN3sense 2
無視する means to ignore something entirely, the opposite of 受け止める, which means to accept and deal with it.

受うけ取とるN3
受け取る means simply to receive something like a letter or package, while 受け止める implies actively catching, stopping, or emotionally absorbing something with force or impact.

Compound of 受け (uke, 'receiving', from 受ける) and 止める (tomeru, 'to stop'). The combination yields the meaning of receiving and stopping something.