JLPT N1 Advanced
託す
To entrust with a task or delivery; to express feelings through a medium or use as a pretext.
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託する suru-verb form
託します polite form
託した plain past
託して te-form
1 Verb (transitive)
To Entrust (a task or responsibility)
Describes the act of leaving a matter, hope, or future responsibility entirely to someone else’s management or discretion.
Example
社長 は 次 の プロジェクト を 若い チーム に 託した 。
The CEO entrusted the next project to the young team.
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2 Verb (transitive)
To Have Someone Deliver (a message or item)
Specifies asking an intermediary to convey a message or transport an item to a third party.
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3 Verb (transitive)
To Use as a Pretext or Medium
Involves projecting internal emotions onto an external object or using a situation as a pretext for an action.
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