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このむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to like; to prefer
Alt. forms
好このむ
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このむ
Pitch accent
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の
む
Conjugations...Used in: 65
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
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Examples (42 in total)
Who loves war?
I don't care for coffee.
He prefers the quiet.
I don't care for imitation.
Not anybody likes this book.
Both his wife and he like it.
In summer, people prefer the sea.
The cat prefers fish to meat.
His books are liked by young people.
He doesn't care much for baseball.
Most children love ice cream.
She likes nothing but the best.
Women like colourful umbrellas.
He likes travelling abroad by air.
You'll have to do it, whether you like it or not.
I prefer to travel in my car.
My mother doesn't like me watching TV.
There is no doubt that people prefer peace to war.
Tom doesn't like talking about politics.
My mother doesn't like my room being untidy.
Quite a few Americans like sushi.
I listen to and prefer jazz over classical.
I don't much care for this kind of drink.
Tom prefers coffee and chocolate with a slightly bitter taste.
Most foreigners learn to like Japanese dishes.
She likes to eat fresh raw vegetables.
He preferred working to doing nothing.
Whether you like it or not doesn't matter.
You have to do it, whether you like it or not.
When I travel, I prefer to travel by air.
I don't like cheese for breakfast, nor does my wife.
All parents like to have their children praised.
You must do your duty, whether you like it or not.
In general, people in America tend to prefer bigger cars.
Just as the Americans like baseball, the British like cricket.
She prefers quiet music - the baroque, for example.
My wife and I like to go out for Chinese food once in a while.
Even if you don't like rum, try a glass of this.
Now they like cars of small or middle size.
I don't like both of you going to such a place.
In any case, you have to leave early, whether you like it or not.
Nowadays more and more people prefer country life to city life.