寄せる|よせるyoseru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto come near; to let someone approach道の脇に寄せてください。↗Pull over to the side, please.
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto bring near; to bring together; to collect; to gather
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to contribute; to donate
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto let someone drop by
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto add (numbers)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto have feelings for (love, goodwill, trust, etc.)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto rely upon for a time; to depend on
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto use as a pretext
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto put aside
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto press; to push; to force
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto include; to welcome (in a group); to let in
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 寄せる（よせる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 寄せます（よせます） |
| Negative (nai) | 寄せない（よせない） |
| polite (masen) | 寄せません（よせません） |
| classical zu / nu | 寄せず・寄せぬ（よせず・よせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 寄せた（よせた） |
| polite (mashita) | 寄せました（よせました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 寄せなかった（よせなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 寄せませんでした（よせませんでした） |
| Te form | 寄せて（よせて） |
| Potential | 寄せられる（よせられる） |
| Passive | 寄せられる（よせられる） |
| Causative | 寄せさせる（よせさせる） |
| Causative passive | 寄せさせられる（よせさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 寄せれば（よせれば） |
| tara | 寄せたら（よせたら） |
| Volitional | 寄せよう（よせよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 寄せましょう（よせましょう） |
| Imperative | 寄せろ（よせろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
船を岸に寄せる
寄る describes something approaching a point under its own motion (波が岸に寄る), while 寄せる indicates that someone moves something closer to a target (船を岸に寄せる).
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Related迫るせまるNeutralRefers to something closing in or becoming imminent, like an approaching deadline; 「寄せる」 focuses on bringing something near or sending it in.
- Related詰め寄るつめよるNeutralMeans closing in on someone to press them for answers, with an interrogating feel; 「寄せる」 carries no sense of pressing or hounding.
- Related近づくちかづくNeutralIntransitive: the subject itself moves closer, as in 「駅に近づく」; 「寄せる」 is usually transitive, though it too works intransitively for waves surging in.
- Related近寄るちかよるNeutralIntransitive: to step closer, as in 「そばに近寄る」, often heard in 「近寄るな」 (keep away); 「寄せる」 means bringing something closer.
- Related接近せっきんWrittenA Sino-Japanese word, leaning written/formal: 「接近する」 means to draw near, as in 「台風が接近する」; 「寄せる」 brings something closer.
- Related差し出すさしだすNeutralMeans holding out or handing something in, focused on submitting to the other party; 「寄せる」 centers on sending in opinions or contributions.
- Related収集しゅうしゅうNeutralSystematic collecting of materials or items, like data or a hobby collection; 「寄せる」 centers on sending things in or drawing them together.
- Related送りつけるおくりつけるNeutralSending something unsolicited, foisting it on the receiver with a negative nuance; 「寄せる」 is more neutral.
- RelatedよこすCasualColloquial: the other party sends or hands something toward the speaker; 「寄せる」 can point outward too.
- Related出すだすNeutralThe broadest term: taking out, putting out, or sending off; 「寄せる」 narrows to sending in opinions or donations.
- Related送るおくるNeutralThe most general word for mailing things or seeing people off; 「寄せる」 typically means sending in opinions or manuscripts, or pouring out one's feelings.
- Related集めるあつめるNeutralCollecting or gathering with the focus on bringing things into one place; 「寄せる」 centers on drawing near.
- Related合わせるあわせるNeutralMatching or combining things, as in setting a clock; 「寄せる」 centers on drawing closer or sending things in.
- Related集合しゅうごうNeutralPeople assembling, as in 「集合時間」 (assembly time); 「寄せる」 is about bringing something closer.
- Related郵送ゆうそうNeutralSpecifically mailing via the postal service; 「寄せる」 is not limited to any one method.
- Related送付そうふFormalFormal business term for sending documents or items, as in 「資料を送付する」; 「寄せる」 typically covers opinions or donations.
- Related加えるくわえるNeutralAdding or joining something to what exists, focused on increasing; 「寄せる」 centers on drawing things together.
- Related取り集めるとりあつめるWrittenGathering scattered things together, leaning written/formal; 「寄せる」 centers on drawing near or sending in letters and opinions.
- Antonym離すはなすNeutralAntonym: separating things or putting distance between them, the opposite of 「寄せる」's drawing near.
- Antonym遠ざけるとおざけるNeutralAntonym: keeping someone or something at a distance, the opposite of 「寄せる」's pulling closer.
Use 「寄せる」 for bringing something near or gathering it in, and for sending in opinions or donations, as in 「意見を寄せる」 and 「車を寄せる」. When the subject itself moves closer, say 「近づく」 or 「近寄る」; for general sending, 「送る」; for collecting, 「集める」. For formal business mail use 「送付」, for postal mail 「郵送」, and for unsolicited parcels 「送りつける」.
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