企(くわだ)てる

くわだてる
verb
to plan; to plot; to attempt
1. to plan; to scheme; to plot; to attempt
To devise or organize a plan, especially something ambitious or secretive. Often implies large-scale plans or schemes, and can carry a negative connotation when used for plots or conspiracies.
脱獄(だつごく)を企(くわだ)てた。
He plotted a prison escape.
新(あたら)しいビジネスを企(くわだ)てている。
I am planning a new business venture.
反乱(はんらん)を企(くわだ)てた者(もの)たちは全員(ぜんいん)逮捕(たいほ)された。
All those who plotted the rebellion were arrested.

USAGE:
企(くわだ)てる often implies planning something significant or secretive. The noun form 企(くわだ)て means a plan or scheme. In business contexts, the related word 企画(きかく) (planning, project) is far more common.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 陰謀(いんぼう)を企(くわだ)てる (to hatch a conspiracy)
  • クーデターを企(くわだ)てる (to plot a coup)
  • 暗殺(あんさつ)を企(くわだ)てる (to plot an assassination)
  • 事業(じぎょう)を企(くわだ)てる (to plan an enterprise)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 企(くわだ)て: plan, scheme (noun)
  • 企画(きかく): planning, project
  • 計画(けいかく)する: to plan (neutral)
  • たくらむ: to scheme, to conspire
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