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引き下がる · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	引ひき下さがる	引ひき下さがらない
Polite	引ひき下さがります	引ひき下さがりません
Past polite	引ひき下さがりました	引ひき下さがりませんでした
Past	引ひき下さがった	引ひき下さがらなかった
Te-form	引ひき下さがって	引ひき下さがらないで
Desire	引ひき下さがりたい	引ひき下さがりたくない
Potential	引ひき下さがれる	引ひき下さがれない
Passive	引ひき下さがられる	引ひき下さがられない
Causative	引ひき下さがらせる	引ひき下さがらせない
Causative passive	引ひき下さがらせられるalso 引ひき下さがらされる	引ひき下さがらせられないalso 引ひき下さがらされない
Volitional	引ひき下さがろう
Polite volitional	引ひき下さがりましょう
Imperative	引ひき下さがれ	引ひき下さがるな
Conditional	引ひき下さがれば	引ひき下さがらなければ
Tara conditional	引ひき下さがったら	引ひき下さがらなかったら

Pairs with引き下げる

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

withdraw; leave; retire

Used for physically stepping back from a place or situation, often with a sense of retreat or departure.

彼かれは一いち言ごんも言いわずに部屋へやから引ひき下さがった。
He withdrew from the room without saying a word.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

back down; give up

Used for conceding in an argument, abandoning a demand, or retreating from a position under pressure.

彼かれは上じょう司しの反はん対たいに遭あって、その提てい案あんから引ひき下さがった。
He backed down from the proposal after facing opposition from his boss.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉から引ひき下さがるto withdraw from a place
彼かれは静しずかに部屋へやから引ひき下さがった。
He quietly withdrew from the room.
黙だまって引ひき下さがるto back down without protest
彼かの女じょはその意い見けんに納なっ得とくできなかったが、黙だまって引ひき下さがった。
She wasn't convinced by the argument, but she backed down without saying anything.
すごすごと引ひき下さがるto retreat dejectedly
反はん論ろんできず、すごすごと引ひき下さがるしかなかった。
Unable to counter the argument, he had no choice but to retreat dejectedly.
引ひき下さがるわけにはいかないcannot simply back down
ここまで来きたら、引ひき下さがるわけにはいかない。
Having come this far, I can't just back down now.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
下below, down, descend

Transitive / intransitive

引ひき下さげるN1
引き下げる is transitive (someone lowers or withdraws something), while 引き下がる is intransitive (someone or something withdraws or backs down on its own).

Related words

退しりぞくN1sense 1
退く is a more formal word for withdrawing or stepping back, often used for authority figures or military retreat, while 引き下がる suggests a more everyday concession or physical retreat.
譲ゆずるN3sense 2
譲る means to yield or concede a point to someone, while 引き下がる specifically describes the act of backing down or withdrawing from one's own position.
諦あきらめるN4sense 2
諦める means to give up on something entirely, whereas 引き下がる focuses on withdrawing from an argument or confrontation without necessarily abandoning the underlying goal.
引ひっ込こむN2
引き下がる means to back down or withdraw from a position, close to 引っ込む's figurative sense but with a stronger nuance of conceding.

Don't confuse with

引ひき返かえすN2sense 1
引き返す means to turn back and return to a starting point, while 引き下がる means to withdraw or concede without implying a return trip.
引ひき下さげるN1
引き下げる is a transitive verb meaning to lower something (like a price), while 引き下がる is intransitive and means to withdraw or back down oneself.

Built from

引ひく+下さがる

Written forms

引ひき下さがるUsage68%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
引ひきさがるUsage17%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
ひきさがるUsage13%
引ひき下さがるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
引ひき下さがるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'pull') + 下がる (sagaru, 'go down, step back'). The literal meaning is 'pull back and go down', which developed into the figurative senses of withdrawing or backing down.