備える (Sonaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto be born with; to have since birth
Examples
彼は徳を備えた人だ。
He is a man of virtue.
私達は災害に備えた。
We provide for disaster.
将来に備えねばならない。
We must provide for future.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).