継ぐ

つぐ
to succeed

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つぐ【継ぐ】

①［受け継ぐ・継承する］

〔引き継ぐ， 相続する〕

**succeed

|自|〖D〗 〖S〗後を継ぐ， 後任となる；〔…を〕継承する， 相続する〔to〕

succeed to the throne 王位を継ぐ.

|他|〖D〗 〖S〗(人)の後を継ぐ

He has no son to succeed him. 彼には後を継いでくれる息子がいない.

*inherit

|自|〔人から〕財産［権利］を相続する， 〔人の〕後を継ぐ〔from〕；〔人から〕性質［地位］を引き継ぐ〔from〕.

|他|〖D〗 〖S〗(財産・権利・地位など)を〔人から〕相続する〔from〕

She inherited her uncle's property ［the property from her uncle］. 彼女はおじの財産を継いだ.

**follow

|他|〖S〗(人)の後を〔…として〕継ぐ〔as〕

Clinton followed Bush as president. クリントンがブッシュ大統領の後を継いだ.

take over

［他］〖S〗(職務など)を〔…から〕引き継ぐ〔from〕

I took over the business from my father. 私は父の仕事を継いだ.

②［続ける］

〔つなぐ〕

*continue

|他|〖D〗 (中断後・中途から)(仕事・話など)を続ける; 〔…だと〕話を続ける〔that節〕

She continued that you should keep your promise. 彼女は言葉を継いで君は約束を守るべきだと言った

resume the thread of O

(話)の穂を継ぐ.

③［後から足す］

〔加える， 付け加える〕

*add

|他|〖D〗 ［SVO₁ (to O₂)］O₁を(O₂に)加える， つけ足す

add some wood to the fire 火にまきを継ぐ.

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つぐ【継ぐ】

1 〔跡取りになる〕 succeed 《to a position》; 〔相続する〕 inherit 《property》.

●財産を継ぐ inherit property

・家[家督]を継ぐ succeed 《one's father》 as the head of a family

・家業を継ぐ take over the family business

・家名を継ぐ carry on the family name

・先代の名を継ぐ succeed to a title [one's predecessor's professional name]

・志を継ぐ follow in the footsteps of sb; carry out sb's wishes.

●彼には跡を継ぐ子供がない. He has no children to come after him [carry on the family name].

・彼の子供たちはだれも彼の跡を継がなかった. None of his children followed in his footsteps.

・皇帝は若いいとこに帝位を継がせた. The emperor ceded the throne to his young cousin.

・彼女は父の芸風と母の才能を継いだ. She inherited her father's style and her mother's talent.

・彼は先祖代々の仕事を継いだ. He followed [went into] the same profession as his ancestors.

・彼女は父のやり残したことの後を継いだ. She carried on where her father had left off.

・社長のいすは息子が継いだ. The president's post was assumed by his son.

・亡き友の遺志を継いで自然保護活動に取り組んでいる. I am following the last wishes of my late friend by trying to protect nature.

2 〔切れ目なく続ける〕 follow; succeed; come (right) after; 〔補充する〕 feed; replenish 《a fire》.

●息を継ぐ take a breath; gather (one's) breath

・馬を継ぐ relay horses

・火鉢に炭を継ぐ feed a brazier with charcoal; put more charcoal in a hibachi

・夜を日に継いで 《work》 day and night.

●佐藤氏の発言に山田氏が言葉を継いだ. Mr. Yamada added to [followed up on] Mr. Satō's remarks.

3 〔継ぎを当てる〕 patch. [⇒つぎ²]