取り留める
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life)
Other spellings
取留める取りとめるとりとめる
Kanji used
Pitch accent
とりとめる
とりとめる
Examples6
彼女
She cried for joy when she heard that her son had survived the plane crash.
彼女の
Her head was full of airy thoughts.
彼
He narrowly escaped death.
彼
He survived the accident.
トム
Tom narrowly escaped death.
１人
Only one little boy survived the traffic accident.