JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
引き抜く
To pull out, extract, or headhunt.
Readings
Other forms
引き抜きます polite form
引き抜かない plain negative
引き抜いた plain past
引き抜いて te-form
引き抜かれる passive
1 Verb (Transitive)
To pull out / To extract
Describes the act of forcefully removing an object that is fixed, rooted, or embedded in something else.
Example
庭 の 雑草 を 全部 引き抜い た 。
I pulled out all the weeds in the garden.
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2 Verb (Transitive)
To headhunt / To poach
Refers to recruiting high-performing personnel from a competitor or another organization.
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