むさぼる
貪る
to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for; to lust insatiably for
N5Common wordGodan verb (ru ending)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to covet•to crave•to be greedy for•to hunger for•to lust insatiably for
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to indulge in•to do ceaselessly•to keep doing (without losing interest)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to eat greedily•to devour
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Present辞書形
貪る(むさぼる)
Negativeない形
貪らない(むさぼらない)
Pastた形
貪った(むさぼった)
Past Negativeなかった形
貪らなかった(むさぼらなかった)
Te-formて形
貪って(むさぼって)
Example Sentences
お腹を空かせたその男は、食物をむさぼり食った。
The starving man devoured the food.
いいのよ。いままで実のないブランド品を高く売りつけて暴利をむさぼってきたんだから。今後せいぜい良心的な商売にはげめばいいんだわ。
Never mind that. After all, up till now he's been stuffing himself on huge profits, selling brand-name goods of no real worth at high prices. From now on, he can just try his best at honest trade.