亘る

わたる【亘る】

1 〔行き渡る〕 range 《from A to B, over…》; run 《from A to B》; reach; extend; last; cover; span; embrace; spread 《from A till B, over…》.

●彼女の活躍の場は多方面にわたっている. She is active in many fields.

・国会での彼女の質問は多岐にわたった. Her interpellations at the Diet took up [covered] various issues.

・大雨の被害は関東全域にわたった. The whole Kantō region was affected by the heavy rain. | The heavy rain did a lot of damage throughout the Kantō region.

2 〔かなりの規模になる〕 go as far as…; 〔引き続く〕 extend.

●再三にわたる警告を無視する disregard [ignore] repeated warnings

・事故の原因を数回にわたって調査する make several inquiries [investigations] into the cause of the accident

・詳細にわたる記述をする make detailed descriptions 《of…》

・昼夜にわたる議論をする discuss 《a problem》 day and night

・長年にわたった調査 long years of investigation [inquiry]

・月曜から金曜にわたって extending from Monday to Friday; 《米》 (from) Monday through Friday.

●彼の闘病生活は 10 年にわたった. He had spent ten long years under medical treatment.

・報告書は 100 ページにわたるものだった. The report ran to as many as 100 pages.

3 〔関連する〕 concern; affect.

●公私両面にわたって多数の方々にお世話になりました. I am both officially and privately indebted to many people.