押さえる

verb (ichidan)おさえる · osaeru

1. Englishto pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place

   • このはしごをしっかり押さえてくれ。Hold this ladder steady.

2. Englishto cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part)

3. Englishto get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch

   • 警察はその強盗の首を押さえた。The police seized the robber by the neck.

4. Englishto grasp (a point); to comprehend

   • 私は彼が私の悪口を言っているところを押さえた。I caught him speaking ill of me.

5. Englishto reserve (time, space, or availability); to hold; to block off (a schedule); to secure

6. Englishto quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress

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