JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
取り寄せる
To order or have something sent to you from another place.
Readings
Other forms
取り寄せます polite form
取り寄せて te-form
取り寄せた past form
取り寄せ noun form
お取り寄せ polite noun form
1 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To order / To have something sent
Refers to the act of requesting an item that is not currently in stock to be delivered from a warehouse, manufacturer, or another store.
Example
市役所 から 住民票 を 取り寄せました 。
I had my certificate of residence sent from the city hall.
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2 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To pull something closer
Describes the physical action of taking hold of an object and drawing it nearer to one’s body.
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