寄よせる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

bring near; gather together; put aside; let approach

Core physical sense: move something closer, draw things into one place, or move something off to the side. In negative expressions such as 寄せない, it can mean not letting something come near.

• 椅い子すをテーブルの近ちかくに寄よせた。

  I moved the chair closer to the table.

• みんなの荷に物もつを部屋へやの隅すみに寄よせておいた。

  I gathered everyone's bags in the corner of the room.

• このスプレーは虫むしを寄よせない。

  This spray keeps insects away.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

send in; contribute; donate; submit

Used when opinions, messages, articles, donations, or similar contributions are sent to a person, organization, publication, or cause.

• 読どく者しゃから多おおくの意い見けんが編へん集しゅう部ぶに寄よせられた。

  Many opinions were sent in to the editorial department by readers.

• 彼かれらは被ひ災さい地ちに義ぎ援えん金きんを寄よせた。

  They donated relief money to the disaster-stricken area.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

be allowed to drop by; let someone visit briefly

Often appears in polite or deferential patterns such as 寄せていただく or 寄せてもらう, where the speaker is saying they will be allowed to visit. Everyday standard Japanese often uses 寄る or 立ち寄る instead.

• 明日あした、少すこしだけお宅たくへ寄よせていただいてもよろしいですか。

  May I drop by your home briefly tomorrow?

ichidan verb, transitive verb

add numbers

Limited mathematical or abacus-related use; 足す is the normal everyday verb for adding numbers.

• そろばんの説せつ明めいでは、数かずを足たすことを「寄よせる」と呼よぶ場ば合あいがある。

  In explanations of abacus, adding numbers may be called yoseru.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

feel affection for; place trust in; feel goodwill toward

Used with nouns such as 思い, 好意, 信頼, and 期待 to express directing feelings, trust, or hopes toward someone or something.

• 彼かれは長なが年ねん、彼かの女じょに思おもいを寄よせていた。

  He had feelings for her for many years.

• 住じゅう民みんは新あたらしい市し長ちょうに信しん頼らいを寄よせている。

  The residents place their trust in the new mayor.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

take refuge with; depend on for a time; stay with

Especially common in the set phrase 身を寄せる, meaning to stay with or rely on someone temporarily because one has nowhere else to go or needs protection.

• 火か事じのあと、家か族ぞくは親しん戚せきの家いえに身みを寄よせた。

  After the fire, the family took refuge at a relative's house.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

use as a pretext; take as an occasion

Rare or literary use, often in the pattern 〜に寄せて. For the clear modern meaning 'use as a pretext,' にかこつけて is usually more straightforward.

• 古ふるい言いい方かたでは、「用よう事じに寄よせて上じょう京きょうする」は、用よう事じを口こう実じつやきっかけにして上じょう京きょうするという意い味みになる。

  In an older expression, 用事に寄せて上京する means going to Tokyo using some business as a pretext or occasion.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

press; push; force back

Used when pushing or pressing someone or something toward a position or limit; common in sports-like descriptions such as sumo.

• 力りき士しは相あい手てを土ど俵ひょう際ぎわまで寄よせた。

  The sumo wrestler forced his opponent to the edge of the ring.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

include; let in; let join

Kansai-ben use meaning to let someone join a group, game, or activity. It is often heard as a casual request like 寄せて.

• そのゲーム、うちも寄よせて。

  Let me join that game too.