当てる

verb (ichidan)あてる · ateru

1. Englishto hit

   • かろうじて車に当てられずにすんだ。I narrowly escaped being hit by a car.

2. Englishto expose

   • この薬品は日光に当てないようにしなさい。Don't expose this chemical to direct sunlight.

3. Englishto apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on

   • その金は体育館の建設に当てられた。The money was appropriated for building the gymnasium.

4. Englishto allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class)

5. Englishto guess (an answer)

6. Englishto make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

   • 彼は前回の好景気の間に財産を株取り引きのあてた。He amassed a fortune in stock trading during the last boom.

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