絶える

たえる

to die out

N1 #13,795

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive to die out; to peter out; to become extinct
to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off

Its kanji

絶ゼツ · た.える、た.やす、た.つ discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

In sentences

この習慣しゅうかんは絶たえて久ひさしい。 This custom became extinct a long time ago. #221251

子供こどものことでは苦労くろうが絶たえない。 I am never free from worries about my child. #168654

彼かれには悪評あくひょうが絶たえない。 He is a constant subject of scandal. #118926

彼女かのじょには不幸ふこうが絶たえない。 She is dogged by misfortune. #94905

台風たいふうで本土ほんどとの通信つうしんが絶たえた。 All communication with the mainland was cut off by the typhoon. #137801

この通とおりは車くるまの流ながれが絶たえない。 There is a constant flow of traffic on this road. #220477