合あわせる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

match; adjust; synchronize

Used for aligning rhythm, speed, timing, or settings to something else. Common with テンポ, 速度, 時計, 予定, etc.

• 音おん楽がくに合あわせて踊おどる。

  Dance to the music.

• 時計とけいを合あわせてください。

  Please set your watch.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

join; combine; merge; add up

Covers putting things together physically or abstractly: joining parts, combining efforts, adding numbers, mixing ingredients, overlapping, or connecting. 併せる is common for merging organizations or schedules.

• 力ちからを合あわせて頑がん張ばろう。

  Let's work together and do our best.

• 二ふたつの会かい社しゃを併あわせて大おおきなグループになった。

  The two companies merged into a large group.

• 材ざい料りょうを全ぜん部ぶ合あわせて混まぜる。

  Combine all the ingredients and mix.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

face; be opposite

Used when two people or things are positioned facing each other. Often appears in set phrases like 顔を合わせる (meet face-to-face) or 膝を合わせる (sit knee-to-knee for a serious talk).

See also: 顔を合わせる

• 彼かれと顔かおを合あわせるたびに緊きん張ちょうする。

  I get nervous every time I see him face-to-face.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

compare; check against

Used for comparing two things side by side, or checking one thing against another (e.g., a translation against the original, or a list against a record).

• 原げん文ぶんと訳やく文ぶんを合あわせて確かく認にんする。

  Check the translation against the original.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

cause to meet (unpleasant fate)

Used in expressions like 災難に合わせる (cause someone to meet with misfortune) or ひどい目に合わせる (put someone through a terrible experience). The subject causes the unpleasant situation.

See also: 会う

• 彼かれは私わたしをひどい目めに合あわせた。

  He put me through a terrible experience.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

cross swords; fight

Literally to put blades together; used for sword fighting or, by extension, any direct confrontation. Often in the form 刃を合わせる.

• 二人ふたりの剣けん士しが刃やいばを合あわせた。

  The two swordsmen crossed blades.