1.
to get mixed up; to blend in; to disappear into
To become indistinguishable within a group or situation, often intentionally to hide.
犯人は人混みに紛れて逃げた。
The criminal escaped by blending into the crowd.
騒ぎに紛れて、大事な書類がなくなった。
In all the commotion, important documents went missing.
2.
to be distracted; to be diverted
For one's attention or feelings to be diverted by something else.
仕事に紛れて悲しみを忘れようとした。
I tried to forget my sadness by losing myself in work.
VERB TYPE:
自動詞 (intransitive verb)
TRANSITIVE PAIR:
紛らす/紛らわす - to divert, to distract (transitive)
CONJUGATION:
Ichidan verb (一段動詞/下一段)
- 紛れない (negative)
- 紛れて (te-form)
- 紛れた (past)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 〜に紛れる - to blend into ~, to get lost in ~
- 紛れもない - unmistakable, certain (idiomatic)
- 紛れもなく - unmistakably, certainly
COLLOCATIONS:
- 人混みに紛れる - to blend into a crowd
- 闇に紛れる - to disappear into darkness
- 仕事に紛れる - to be absorbed in work
- 騒ぎに紛れる - to get lost in the commotion
RELATED EXPRESSIONS:
- 気を紛らす - to distract oneself