押し当てる

おしあてる

Also written 押しあてる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to push (something) against

Kanji

• 押 push. Read as おし.
• 当 hit. Read as あてる.

Example sentences

• 彼はドアに耳を押し当てて聞いていた。
  He listened with his ear to the door.
• 彼は壁に耳を押しあてた。
  He pressed his ear against the wall.
• 隣の部屋で何が起こっているのか聞こうとして、トムはドアに耳を押しあてた。
  Tom had his ear pressed to the door, trying to hear what was going on in the next room.
• トムは電話を耳に押しあてた。
  Tom had his phone pressed to his ear.

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