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VocabJLPT N1

to operate

Godan VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to run (a business)
2. to operate
3. to carry out
4. to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

To conduct or manage something, especially a business or livelihood. It carries a nuance of sustaining an activity over time, such as running a shop or carrying on a trade.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Even with different values, it's possible to run a business together.

Sentence 2

A man was arrested for running an unlicensed shop in the city.

Sentence 3

Are you planning to run a new flower shop in front of the station?

Sentence 4

You want me to run a business under those conditions? That's insane!

Sentence 5

"Starting tomorrow, I'm seriously going to run the shop" — how many times have you said that now?