回まわす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

turn; rotate; spin; twist

Basic transitive use: make something rotate, spin, or turn, often with a hand, handle, knob, wheel, or similar object.

• ハンドルを右みぎに回まわしてください。

  Please turn the handle to the right.

• 瓶びんのふたを回まわして開あけた。

  I twisted the bottle cap open.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

pass around; send around; circulate

Used when something is handed or circulated from person to person or around a group.

• プリントを後うしろに回まわしてください。

  Please pass the handout to the people behind you.

• 会かい議ぎの資し料りょうを全ぜん員いんに回まわした。

  I circulated the meeting materials to everyone.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

send; transfer; forward; route

Used for directing people, goods, documents, calls, or tasks to the place or person where they are needed.

• 応おう援えんのスタッフを現げん場ばに回まわした。

  We sent support staff to the site.

• その書しょ類るいは経けい理りに回まわしてください。

  Please forward those documents to accounting.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

put to another use; divert; allocate

Used when money, time, resources, or something originally available for one purpose is used for another purpose.

• 余あまった予よ算さんを広こう告こく費ひに回まわした。

  We put the leftover budget toward advertising expenses.

• 週しゅう末まつの時じ間かんを勉べん強きょうに回まわすつもりだ。

  I plan to use my weekend time for studying.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

turn on; start up; run

Used for machines or devices that work by rotating or have rotating parts, such as washing machines, engines, fans, and similar equipment.

• 寝ねる前まえに洗せん濯たく機きを回まわした。

  I ran the washing machine before going to bed.

• 寒さむい朝あさは、少すこしエンジンを回まわしてから出しゅっ発ぱつする。

  On cold mornings, I let the engine run a little before leaving.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

make someone into; put someone in a position

Often used in set-like expressions such as 敵に回す, meaning to make someone one's enemy or put someone on a particular side.

• 彼かれを敵てきに回まわすと厄やっ介かいだ。

  It is troublesome to make him your enemy.

• 有ゆう力りょくな議ぎ員いんを味み方かたに回まわした。

  They brought an influential lawmaker over to their side.

auxiliary verb, godan verb (-su)

do around; do all over; do thoroughly

Auxiliary use after the masu-stem of another verb, forming compounds such as 追い回す and 振り回す. It adds a sense of doing the action around, repeatedly, everywhere, or to excess.

• 子こどもたちは公こう園えんで犬いぬを追おい回まわした。

  The children chased the dog around the park.

• 急きゅうな予よ定てい変へん更こうに一いち日にち中じゅう振ふり回まわされた。

  I was pushed around all day by sudden schedule changes.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

surround with; enclose with

Used for placing or running something, such as a fence, rope, or barrier, around an area so that it encloses it.

• 池いけの周まわりに低ひくい柵さくを回まわした。

  They put a low fence around the pond.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

put around; reach around

Used for extending an arm, hand, or similar body part around someone or something, especially in expressions like 腕を回す.

• 彼かれは子こどもの肩かたにそっと腕うでを回まわした。

  He gently put his arm around the child's shoulders.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

put money into; invest; make funds available; lend

Financial use: move money so it can be used by someone or for some venture. Depending on context it can mean investing funds or lending/making money available.

• 彼かれは余よ裕ゆう資し金きんを新しん会社がいしゃに回まわした。

  He put his spare funds into the new company.

• 当とう面めんの運うん転てん資し金きんを親おや会がい社しゃから回まわしてもらった。

  We had the parent company make operating funds available for the time being.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

dial

Older telephone use, especially associated with rotary phones: turn the dial to enter a telephone number.

• 昔むかしの黒くろ電でん話わでは、電でん話わ番ばん号ごうを回まわしてかけた。

  With old rotary phones, people dialed the telephone number by turning the dial.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

gang-rape

Vulgar and criminal slang use, corresponding to 輪姦す. It should be handled with care and is not a neutral everyday meaning.

See also: まわす

• 「回まわす」は俗ぞくに、集しゅう団だんで性せい的てき暴ぼう行こうを加くわえる意い味みで使つかわれることがある。

  As slang, 回す is sometimes used to mean committing sexual assault as a group.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

operate; run; keep going

Used for managing or keeping a business, shop, shift, or operation running, often with the nuance of making limited people or resources work.

• 今日きょうは店てん長ちょうが一人ひとりで店みせを回まわしている。

  The manager is running the shop alone today.

• 少すくない人にん数ずうで現げん場ばを回まわすのは大たい変へんだ。

  It is hard to keep the site running with so few people.