What does 受け止める mean in Japanese?

to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take (advice, etc.), to accept, to come to grips with

受け止める (Uketomeru) — to catch · Japanese Dictionary

うけとめる

Uketomeru

Other forms: 受けとめる

受け止める (Uketomeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take (advice, etc.)”.

ichidan verb, transitive verbto catch; to stop the blow
ichidan verb, transitive verbto react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with

彼女は知らせを冷静に受け止めた。
She took the news calmly.
彼は負けたことを深刻にうけとめた。
He took his defeat hard.
・・・はぁ、どう状況を受け止めればいいのかしら。
... Aaah, just how am I supposed to cope with this I wonder?

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