No. 3,645 in Japanese
飲み込む
"飲み込む" means "to swallow" or "to understand/grasp."
In a sentence
彼はその表現を理解して飲み込みました。
He understood and comprehended the expression.
In this sentence, 飲み込む is used metaphorically to mean 'to understand or comprehend'.
私は水を飲み込むときに喉が痛いです。
My throat hurts when I swallow water.
Here, 飲み込む is used literally to mean 'to swallow' a liquid or something physical.
彼の意見を飲み込むのに少し時間がかかりました。
It took me some time to accept his opinion.
In this context, 飲み込む implies the act of accepting or embracing an idea or point of view.
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