せる【はせる】

Frequency rank: 17,301. – 17,373.
    Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
  1. to run; to hurry (when going somewhere)
    2. Ichidan verb; transitive verb
  2. to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse)
  3. to win (fame)see also
Forms
  • せる【はせる】Frequency rank: 17,301. – 17,373.
  • はせるFrequency rank: 51,357. – 52,626.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to run; to hurry (when going somewhere)
    2. This meaning is used when describing the act of moving quickly on foot to reach a destination.
    He hurried to school.
    It started to rain on the way as I hurried to my friend's house.
  2. to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse)
    3. This meaning refers to operating a vehicle or riding an animal at a high speed.
    She likes to drive her sports car fast.
    Riding a horse fast in a horse race is very thrilling.
  3. to win (fame)
    4. This meaning indicates achieving recognition or popularity through one's actions or successes.
    He gained fame with his novel.
    He was able to win over many people with his acting in the movie.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to hurryto ride fast on a horseto win fameto hurry quicklyto run hurriedlyto direct one's thoughts (towards)to run quicklyto make a fast runto raceto chase prey
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
  1. ．.、．.
  2. ．.
  3. ．.
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