奮って|ふるってfurutte[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. adverbenergetically; strenuously; heartily
    He got up enough guts to break the ice at the board meeting.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym盛んにさかんにNeutralNeutral. Frequently and actively, as in 「盛んに議論する」; the nuance leans toward lively, heated activity.
  • Related思う存分おもうぞんぶんNeutralNeutral. Doing something to your heart's content, freely satisfying a desire; 「奮って」 is mostly used to urge people to take part eagerly.
  • RelatedバリバリCasualColloquial. Full of drive and energy, as in 「バリバリ働く」.
  • Related思う様おもうさまWrittenWritten/formal prose. To your heart's content; a literary synonym of 「思う存分」.
  • Antonym消極的しょうきょくてきNeutralNeutral. Negative and passive — the opposite of the eager participation 「奮って」 calls for.
  • Antonym躊躇してWrittenWritten/formal prose. Hesitant, unable to make up one's mind — the opposite of 「奮って」.

Use 「奮って」 to urge people to take part eagerly, as in 「奮ってご参加ください」 or 「奮ってご応募を」. For doing something to your heart's content, say 「思う存分」; for full of drive, 「バリバリ」; for passive, 「消極的」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 力ちからいっぱい、一生懸命いっしょうけんめいに。
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