引(ひ)き下(お)ろす

ひきおろす
verb (godan)
to pull down; to drag down; to withdraw (money)
他動詞 transitivemovementfinance
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present引(ひ)き下(お)ろす引(ひ)き下(お)ろさない
Present polite引(ひ)き下(お)ろします引(ひ)き下(お)ろしません
Past引(ひ)き下(お)ろした引(ひ)き下(お)ろさなかった
Past polite引(ひ)き下(お)ろしました引(ひ)き下(お)ろしませんでした
て form引(ひ)き下(お)ろして引(ひ)き下(お)ろさなくて
ている present引(ひ)き下(お)ろしている引(ひ)き下(お)ろしていない
ている polite引(ひ)き下(お)ろしています引(ひ)き下(お)ろしていません
ている past引(ひ)き下(お)ろしていた引(ひ)き下(お)ろしていなかった
ている past polite引(ひ)き下(お)ろしていました引(ひ)き下(お)ろしていませんでした
Conditional ば引(ひ)き下(お)ろせば引(ひ)き下(お)ろさなければ
Conditional たら引(ひ)き下(お)ろしたら引(ひ)き下(お)ろさなかったら
Volitional引(ひ)き下(お)ろそう—
Volitional polite引(ひ)き下(お)ろしましょう—
Potential引(ひ)き下(お)ろせる引(ひ)き下(お)ろせない
Passive引(ひ)き下(お)ろされる引(ひ)き下(お)ろされない
Causative引(ひ)き下(お)ろさせる引(ひ)き下(お)ろさせない
Imperative引(ひ)き下(お)ろせ引(ひ)き下(お)ろすな
1. to pull down; to drag down from a high position
To physically pull or drag something or someone down from a higher place.
棚(たな)から箱(はこ)を引(ひ)き下(お)ろした。
I pulled the box down from the shelf.
馬(うま)から引(ひ)き下(お)ろされた。
He was dragged down from the horse.
I had trouble pulling the heavy luggage down from the truck.
2. to force someone out of a position; to topple
To remove someone from a position of power or authority, often forcefully or against their will.
There is a movement to oust the company president.
The anger of the people toppled the dictator.
Calls to remove the team's manager are growing louder.
3. to withdraw money from a bank account
To take money out of a savings or bank account. A common everyday usage.
ATMでお金(かね)を引(ひ)き下(お)ろした。
I withdrew money from the ATM.
Every month I withdraw part of my salary and save it.
I withdrew cash from the bank before the trip.

A compound verb from 引(ひ)く (to pull) + 下(お)ろす (to lower, bring down). Transitive verb (takes を). The physical sense (pulling something down) extends naturally to the figurative sense of removing someone from power, and the financial sense of withdrawing money.

Transitivity: transitive (paired with no standard intransitive form)

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 引(ひ)き出(だ)す: to pull out, to withdraw -- more general; also used for money
  • 下(お)ろす: to lower, to take down -- simpler form without the pulling nuance
  • 引(ひ)きずり下(お)ろす: to drag down forcefully -- more emphatic and aggressive