JLPT N1 Advanced
企てる
To plot, scheme, or attempt a large-scale, ambitious, or often illicit undertaking.
Readings
Other forms
企てます polite form
企てた plain past
企て noun form: a plot/scheme
Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To plot / To scheme / To attempt
Describes the act of planning and attempting to execute a calculated project, often implying a significant or illicit undertaking.
Example
彼ら は 銀行 強盗 を 企てた が 、 失敗 に 終わった 。
They plotted a bank robbery, but it ended in failure.
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