Meaning of あてる in Japanese
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Definition of あてる
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(v1, vt) to address
同一差出人から同一受取人に宛てて郵袋という、文字通り袋に印刷物を入れて郵送します。
A mailbag from a single sender addressed to one recipient, as the name suggests, is for delivering a bag of printed matter.
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(v1, vt) to assign; to set aside
彼はその金を借金の返済に充てた。
He applied the money to the payment of debts.
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(v1, vt) to 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.
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to expose
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to apply (e.g. patch)
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to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class)
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to guess (an answer)
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to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
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(v1, vt) to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize; lottery
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