English Dictionary

godfather

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/

動詞

比喩的用法 頻度副詞 他動詞

(transitive, often figuratively) To act as godfather or guardian to.

日本語の意味

名付け親として、また守護者としてその役割を果たす / 形式的または比喩的に、後援者や支援者として行動する

After the company collapsed, the older firm agreed to godfather the struggling startup through a gradual acquisition.

会社が倒産した後、老舗企業は段階的な買収を通じて苦境にあるスタートアップの後見人となることに同意した。

意味（1）

(transitive, often figuratively) To act as godfather or guardian to.

Hull objected violently that aid had not been used to extract commitments on postwar economic policy; the joint chiefs had wanted bases; others in the military still wanted Britain to play only a minor, if any, role in the Pacific; and they were all apparently angry at the Treasury for godfathering the Quebec Agreement.

godfathers （ present singular third-person ）

godfathering （ participle present ）

godfathered （ participle past ）

godfathered （ past ）