擦(す)り寄(よ)せる

すりよせる
verb (ichidan)
to bring close together; to reconcile; to align
他動詞 transitive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present擦(す)り寄(よ)せる擦(す)り寄(よ)せない
Present polite擦(す)り寄(よ)せます擦(す)り寄(よ)せません
Past擦(す)り寄(よ)せた擦(す)り寄(よ)せなかった
Past polite擦(す)り寄(よ)せました擦(す)り寄(よ)せませんでした
て form擦(す)り寄(よ)せて擦(す)り寄(よ)せなくて
ている present擦(す)り寄(よ)せている擦(す)り寄(よ)せていない
ている polite擦(す)り寄(よ)せています擦(す)り寄(よ)せていません
ている past擦(す)り寄(よ)せていた擦(す)り寄(よ)せていなかった
ている past polite擦(す)り寄(よ)せていました擦(す)り寄(よ)せていませんでした
Conditional ば擦(す)り寄(よ)せれば擦(す)り寄(よ)せなければ
Conditional たら擦(す)り寄(よ)せたら擦(す)り寄(よ)せなかったら
Volitional擦(す)り寄(よ)せよう—
Volitional polite擦(す)り寄(よ)せましょう—
Potential擦(す)り寄(よ)せられる擦(す)り寄(よ)せられない
Passive擦(す)り寄(よ)せられる擦(す)り寄(よ)せられない
Causative擦(す)り寄(よ)せさせる擦(す)り寄(よ)せさせない
Imperative擦(す)り寄(よ)せろ擦(す)り寄(よ)せるな
1. to bring close together; to press together
To physically bring two things close together so they touch or are side by side.
The cat pressed its body against me.
A child snuggling their cheek close and acting affectionately.
I rubbed my hands together to warm them.
2. to reconcile; to align; to bring into agreement
To bring differing opinions, positions, or numbers into alignment. Commonly used in business and negotiations to describe the process of reconciling differences.
We need to reconcile our opinions.
We reached an agreement by bringing both sides' conditions into alignment.
It took time to reconcile the budget and actual figures.

Combines 擦(す)る (to rub) and 寄(よ)せる (to bring near). The physical sense of rubbing or pressing close extends to a figurative meaning of reconciling or aligning differences. Also written with the kanji 摺(す)り寄(よ)せる.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 擦(す)り寄(よ)る: to sidle up to — intransitive version; the subject moves close, rather than bringing things together
  • 歩(あゆ)み寄(よ)る: to compromise, to meet halfway — emphasizes mutual concession
  • すり合(あ)わせる: to coordinate, to compare and adjust — used for schedules, documents, and detailed alignment