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及ぶ, およぶ
Conjugated: 及ばず
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until)
2. to be up to the task, to come up to
3. to compare with, to be a match (for)
See 犯罪に及ぶ
4. to commit (a crime)
See には及ばない・1, usu. used in the negative
5. to require (to do)
彼は父親には及ばない。
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力及ばず, ちからおよばず
Expression
unable to accomplish
一二に及ばず, いちににおよばず
Expression
right away, without waiting around
是非に及ばず, ぜひにおよばず
Expression
unavoidable, inevitable, cannot be helped, of necessity
子細に及ばず, 仔細に及ばず, しさいにおよばず
Expression, Archaism
there is no problem, there is no need to go into details
言うに及ばず, いうにおよばず
Expression
needless to say
駟も舌に及ばず, しもしたにおよばず
Expression
talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words
及ばずながら, 及ばず乍ら, およばずながら
Adverb
to the best of my ability, poor though it be