Meaning & usage
It expresses pushing ahead without being stopped by a serious obstacle such as cold, danger, or criticism. It attaches to a noun with を, as in 危険をものともせず or 危険をものともせずに, where に is optional and せず is the literary negative form of する. It is formal and literary in tone, and it is followed by an action showing courage or determination.
Example sentences 5
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寒さをものともせずに、彼は薄着で外出した。
Making nothing of the cold, he went out in thin clothes.
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そのおてんば娘は危険をものともせずにその木に登った。
The reckless girl climbed the tree regardless of danger.
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激しい吹雪をものともせず、登山家たちは出発した。
The mountaineers set off, paying no heed to the severe blizzard.
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氷のような水をものともせずに彼は川へ飛びこんだ。
He jumped into the river in defiance of the icy water.
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一行は危険をものともせず前進した。
The party went forward in the face of danger.
