進める|すすめるsusumeru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto advance; to move forward; to put (a clock, watch) forward
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to make progress in; to further; to advance; to hasten; to speed up
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto raise; to elevate; to promote; to develop; to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 進める（すすめる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 進めます（すすめます） |
| Negative (nai) | 進めない（すすめない） |
| polite (masen) | 進めません（すすめません） |
| classical zu / nu | 進めず・進めぬ（すすめず・すすめぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 進めた（すすめた） |
| polite (mashita) | 進めました（すすめました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 進めなかった（すすめなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 進めませんでした（すすめませんでした） |
| Te form | 進めて（すすめて） |
| Potential | 進められる（すすめられる） |
| Passive | 進められる（すすめられる） |
| Causative | 進めさせる（すすめさせる） |
| Causative passive | 進めさせられる（すすめさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 進めれば（すすめれば） |
| tara | 進めたら（すすめたら） |
| Volitional | 進めよう（すすめよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 進めましょう（すすめましょう） |
| Imperative | 進めろ（すすめろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
会議を前に進める
進む emphasizes that something moves ahead or progresses on its own (as in 工事が進む), while 進める focuses on a person or agent actively moving something forward (as in 会議を進める).
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym早めるはやめるNeutralMoves a time earlier or speeds something up, as in 「出発を早める」; 「進める」 is about advancing a task or project itself.
- Related促進そくしんWrittenWritten/formal noun for spurring faster progress, as in 「販売促進」; typical of policy and business contexts.
- Related推進すいしんWrittenWritten/formal word for pushing a project or policy forward in a planned, forceful way, as in 「改革を推進する」.
- Related促すうながすNeutralUrges or presses someone to act, or spurs an action or change, as in 「成長を促す」; 「進める」 is about pushing things along yourself.
- Related押し進めるおしすすめるNeutralKeeps driving something forward with sustained force, as in 「計画を押し進める」; stronger than 「進める」.
- Antonym止めるとめるNeutralMakes something stop; the direct opposite of advancing things with 「進める」.
- Antonym留めるとどめるNeutralAlso stops machines and vehicles, as in 「機械を止める」; parking a car is usually written 「停める」; opposite of 「進める」.
- Antonym遅らせるおくらせるNeutralDelays or slows something down, as in 「時計を遅らせる」; the opposite of putting a clock forward or speeding up.
Use 「進める」 for advancing work or moving things forward; 「推進」 for forcefully driving a policy; 「早める」 for moving a time up; 「促す」 for urging someone to act.
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Japanese definitions
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English equivalents
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