振(ふ)り切(き)る

ふりきる
verb (godan, transitive)
to shake off; to break free; to outrun
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: 振(ふ)り切(き)れる (intransitive pair (to go off the scale))
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present振(ふ)り切(き)る振(ふ)り切(き)らない
Present polite振(ふ)り切(き)ります振(ふ)り切(き)りません
Past振(ふ)り切(き)った振(ふ)り切(き)らなかった
Past polite振(ふ)り切(き)りました振(ふ)り切(き)りませんでした
て form振(ふ)り切(き)って振(ふ)り切(き)らなくて
ている present振(ふ)り切(き)っている振(ふ)り切(き)っていない
ている polite振(ふ)り切(き)っています振(ふ)り切(き)っていません
ている past振(ふ)り切(き)っていた振(ふ)り切(き)っていなかった
ている past polite振(ふ)り切(き)っていました振(ふ)り切(き)っていませんでした
Conditional ば振(ふ)り切(き)れば振(ふ)り切(き)らなければ
Conditional たら振(ふ)り切(き)ったら振(ふ)り切(き)らなかったら
Volitional振(ふ)り切(き)ろう—
Volitional polite振(ふ)り切(き)りましょう—
Potential振(ふ)り切(き)れる振(ふ)り切(き)れない
Passive振(ふ)り切(き)られる振(ふ)り切(き)られない
Causative振(ふ)り切(き)らせる振(ふ)り切(き)らせない
Imperative振(ふ)り切(き)れ振(ふ)り切(き)るな
1. to shake off; to break free from
To forcefully remove or escape from someone or something holding on.
She shook off his clinging hand and fled.
He shook off the police officer's grip and fled.
過去(かこ)のしがらみを振(ふ)り切(き)る。
Break free from past entanglements.
The child shook off their mother's hand and ran off.
She left, shaking off the voices trying to stop her.
2. to outrun; to leave behind
To run faster than a pursuer and escape.
The runner outran the pursuer and crossed the finish line.
In the final sprint, she outran the other athletes.
It's impossible to outrun a police car.
He outran his pursuers and escaped into the mountains.
They left the rival team behind and won the championship.
3. to overcome; to push past
To overcome emotions, doubts, or opposition.
迷(まよ)いを振(ふ)り切(き)って決断(けつだん)した。
I overcame my hesitation and made a decision.
I pushed past my anxiety and took the first step.
They pushed past the opposition and carried out the plan.
I overcame my lingering attachment and started a new life.
I pushed through my drowsiness and continued working.

振(ふ)り切(き)る means to break free from something that is holding you back — a physical grip, a pursuer, or an emotional attachment. It always implies force and a clean, decisive break.

Forms

Compound verb: 振(ふ)る (to shake, to swing) + 切(き)る (to cut). The 切(き)る half supplies the sense of finishing the action off completely.

Usage

Transitive: whatever is broken away from takes を. The three uses shade into one another — physical (a hand, a grip), competitive (a pursuer, a rival), and emotional (hesitation, attachment, drowsiness). In sports reporting it is the standard word for pulling away from the field.

The て form 振(ふ)り切(き)って is by far the most common shape, because breaking free is usually the setup for a following action: 逃(に)げる (flee), 走(はし)り出(だ)す (start running), 決断(けつだん)する (make up one's mind).

Common collocations