"つづめる" meaning in All languages combined

See つづめる on Wiktionary

Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [t͡sɨzɨme̞ɾɯ̟]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|hhira=つづめる|type=1}} つづめる • (tsuzumeru) ^(←つづめる (tudumeru)?)godan (stem つづめり (tsuzumeri), past つづめった (tsuzumetta)) Forms: tsuzumeru [romanization], tudumeru [romanization], つづめり [stem], つづめった [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], つづめら [error-unrecognized-form], tsuzumera [error-unrecognized-form], つづめり [error-unrecognized-form], tsuzumeri [error-unrecognized-form], つづめる [error-unrecognized-form], tsuzumeru [error-unrecognized-form], つづめれ [error-unrecognized-form], tsuzumere [error-unrecognized-form], つづめられる [passive], tsuzumerareru [passive], つづめらせる [causative], つづめらす [causative], tsuzumeraseru [causative], tsuzumerasu [causative], つづめれる [potential], tsuzumereru [potential], つづめろう [volitional], tsuzumerō [volitional], つづめらない [negative], tsuzumeranai [negative], つづめらず [continuative, negative], tsuzumerazu [continuative, negative], つづめります [formal], tsuzumerimasu [formal], つづめった [perfective], tsuzumetta [perfective], つづめって [conjunctive], tsuzumette [conjunctive], つづめれば [conditional, hypothetical], tsuzumereba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to condense

Alternative forms

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    },
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        "romanization"
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      "form": "つづめらせる",
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