JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
押し付ける
To press firmly against a surface or to force an unwanted burden onto someone.
Readings
Other forms
押し付けます polite form
押し付けて te-form
押し付けられる passive
押し付け noun
1 Verb (transitive)
To press against
Describes the physical act of shoving or holding an object firmly against a surface.
Example
彼 は ドア に 耳 を 押し付け て 、 中 の 声 を 聞こう と した 。
He pressed his ear against the door and tried to hear the voices inside.
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2 Verb (transitive), Noun
To force or impose on someone
Refers to compelling someone to accept an unwanted task, responsibility, or set of values against their will.
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