NichiDict

押さえる

N2
おさえる
押える圧さえる
[osaeru]
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Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady

2.IchidanTransitive

to 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.IchidanTransitive

to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest

4.IchidanTransitive

to grasp (a point); to comprehend

5.IchidanTransitive

to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain

Examples

風で飛びそうな紙を手で押さえた

I held down the paper that was about to blow away.

大事なポイントを押さえておこう。

Let's grasp the important points.

出費を押さえるために自炊している。

I cook for myself to keep expenses down.