引っ張る | Japanese meaning

引っ張る【ひっぱる】

Frequency rank: 1,715. – 1,716.

Alsoっぱる【ひっぱる】る【ひっぱる】ひっぱる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to pull; to draw; to pull tight

This meaning refers to the physical act of pulling something towards oneself or applying tension to an object.

He pulled the rope.

to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch

This meaning encompasses the idea of arranging or connecting items in a linear fashion or creating tension over a distance.

He is stringing the rope for the tent.

to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)

This refers to the action of pulling an object, often involving direct interaction with someone or something else.

He pulled his friend's sleeve.

to drag; to haul; to tow

This meaning emphasizes moving something heavy over a distance, often with effort.

He dragged the car to help.

to lead (e.g. one's followers)

This meaning implies guiding or directing people, often seen in leadership contexts.

He is leading the group.

to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)

This usage focuses on the act of escorting or transporting someone, often in contexts where permission or compliance is involved.

The police took the suspect to the station.

to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join

This meaning captures the idea of encouraging or persuading someone to participate in an activity or group.

She tried to tempt her friend to join the party.

to delay; to prolong

This refers to extending a period of time or causing something to take longer than necessary.

He delayed the meeting too much.

to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)

This meaning involves extending the sound of a word, often for emphasis or rhythm in speech.

He lengthened the pronunciation of that word.

to quote; to cite; to reference

This refers to the act of mentioning or referring to someone else's work or ideas.

He quoted information from his book.

to pull the ballbaseball

This refers to the action in sports, particularly when controlling the movement of a ball.

He pulled the ball closer to the goal.

to wear; to put on

This meaning relates to the action of dressing or putting on clothing items.

He put on the new jacket.

Example sentences21 results

"What is this? An offering?" "That's right. Put it in this offertory box ... and pull this rope."

Tatoeba

Hey, Ken'ichi, come along that drain pipe. I'll pull you up.

Tatoeba

引っ張る【ひっぱる】

Frequency rank: 1,715. – 1,716.

Alsoっぱる【ひっぱる】る【ひっぱる】ひっぱる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to pull; to draw; to pull tight

This meaning refers to the physical act of pulling something towards oneself or applying tension to an object.

He pulled the rope.

to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch

This meaning encompasses the idea of arranging or connecting items in a linear fashion or creating tension over a distance.

He is stringing the rope for the tent.

to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)

This refers to the action of pulling an object, often involving direct interaction with someone or something else.

He pulled his friend's sleeve.

to drag; to haul; to tow

This meaning emphasizes moving something heavy over a distance, often with effort.

He dragged the car to help.

to lead (e.g. one's followers)

This meaning implies guiding or directing people, often seen in leadership contexts.

He is leading the group.

to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)

This usage focuses on the act of escorting or transporting someone, often in contexts where permission or compliance is involved.

The police took the suspect to the station.

to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join

This meaning captures the idea of encouraging or persuading someone to participate in an activity or group.

She tried to tempt her friend to join the party.

to delay; to prolong

This refers to extending a period of time or causing something to take longer than necessary.

He delayed the meeting too much.

to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)

This meaning involves extending the sound of a word, often for emphasis or rhythm in speech.

He lengthened the pronunciation of that word.

to quote; to cite; to reference

This refers to the act of mentioning or referring to someone else's work or ideas.

He quoted information from his book.

to pull the ballbaseball

This refers to the action in sports, particularly when controlling the movement of a ball.

He pulled the ball closer to the goal.

to wear; to put on

This meaning relates to the action of dressing or putting on clothing items.

He put on the new jacket.

Example sentences21 results

"What is this? An offering?" "That's right. Put it in this offertory box ... and pull this rope."

Tatoeba

Hey, Ken'ichi, come along that drain pipe. I'll pull you up.

Tatoeba

引

N32

意pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to

訓ひ.く、ひ.ける

音イン

名いな、ひき、ひけ、びき

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張

N15

意lengthen; counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretch; spread; put up (tent)

訓は.る、-は.り、-ば.り

音チョウ

名はり、わり

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引っ張る【ひっぱる】

Frequency rank: 1,715. – 1,716.

Alsoっぱる【ひっぱる】る【ひっぱる】ひっぱる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to pull; to draw; to pull tight

This meaning refers to the physical act of pulling something towards oneself or applying tension to an object.

He pulled the rope.

to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch

This meaning encompasses the idea of arranging or connecting items in a linear fashion or creating tension over a distance.

He is stringing the rope for the tent.

to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)

This refers to the action of pulling an object, often involving direct interaction with someone or something else.

He pulled his friend's sleeve.

to drag; to haul; to tow

This meaning emphasizes moving something heavy over a distance, often with effort.

He dragged the car to help.

to lead (e.g. one's followers)

This meaning implies guiding or directing people, often seen in leadership contexts.

He is leading the group.

to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)

This usage focuses on the act of escorting or transporting someone, often in contexts where permission or compliance is involved.

The police took the suspect to the station.

to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join

This meaning captures the idea of encouraging or persuading someone to participate in an activity or group.

She tried to tempt her friend to join the party.

to delay; to prolong

This refers to extending a period of time or causing something to take longer than necessary.

He delayed the meeting too much.

to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)

This meaning involves extending the sound of a word, often for emphasis or rhythm in speech.

He lengthened the pronunciation of that word.

to quote; to cite; to reference

This refers to the act of mentioning or referring to someone else's work or ideas.

He quoted information from his book.

to pull the ballbaseball

This refers to the action in sports, particularly when controlling the movement of a ball.

He pulled the ball closer to the goal.

to wear; to put on

This meaning relates to the action of dressing or putting on clothing items.

He put on the new jacket.

Example sentences21 results

"What is this? An offering?" "That's right. Put it in this offertory box ... and pull this rope."

Tatoeba

Hey, Ken'ichi, come along that drain pipe. I'll pull you up.

Tatoeba

引っ張る【ひっぱる】

Frequency rank: 1,715. – 1,716.

Alsoっぱる【ひっぱる】る【ひっぱる】ひっぱる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to pull; to draw; to pull tight

This meaning refers to the physical act of pulling something towards oneself or applying tension to an object.

He pulled the rope.

to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch

This meaning encompasses the idea of arranging or connecting items in a linear fashion or creating tension over a distance.

He is stringing the rope for the tent.

to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)

This refers to the action of pulling an object, often involving direct interaction with someone or something else.

He pulled his friend's sleeve.

to drag; to haul; to tow

This meaning emphasizes moving something heavy over a distance, often with effort.

He dragged the car to help.

to lead (e.g. one's followers)

This meaning implies guiding or directing people, often seen in leadership contexts.

He is leading the group.

to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)

This usage focuses on the act of escorting or transporting someone, often in contexts where permission or compliance is involved.

The police took the suspect to the station.

to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join

This meaning captures the idea of encouraging or persuading someone to participate in an activity or group.

She tried to tempt her friend to join the party.

to delay; to prolong

This refers to extending a period of time or causing something to take longer than necessary.

He delayed the meeting too much.

to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)

This meaning involves extending the sound of a word, often for emphasis or rhythm in speech.

He lengthened the pronunciation of that word.

to quote; to cite; to reference

This refers to the act of mentioning or referring to someone else's work or ideas.

He quoted information from his book.

to pull the ballbaseball

This refers to the action in sports, particularly when controlling the movement of a ball.

He pulled the ball closer to the goal.

to wear; to put on

This meaning relates to the action of dressing or putting on clothing items.

He put on the new jacket.

Example sentences21 results

"What is this? An offering?" "That's right. Put it in this offertory box ... and pull this rope."

Tatoeba

Hey, Ken'ichi, come along that drain pipe. I'll pull you up.

Tatoeba

引

N32

意pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to

訓ひ.く、ひ.ける

音イン

名いな、ひき、ひけ、びき

Details

張

N15

意lengthen; counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretch; spread; put up (tent)

訓は.る、-は.り、-ば.り

音チョウ

名はり、わり

Details