NichiDict

当てる

N3
あてる
[ateru]
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Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to hit

2.IchidanTransitive

to expose

3.IchidanTransitive

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

4.IchidanTransitive

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

5.IchidanTransitive

to guess (an answer)

6.IchidanTransitive

to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

Examples

熱があるので濡れタオルを額に当てて休んだ。

I rested with a towel applied to my forehead.

犯人を当てるクイズをやった。

I did a quiz to guess the culprit.

光を鏡に当てて反射させる実験をした。

I shone light on a mirror to reflect it.