Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 押さえる
- (v1, vt) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb
このはしごをしっかり押さえてくれ。
Hold this ladder steady. - to seize; to grasp; to arrest
警察はその強盗の首を押さえた。
The police seized the robber by the neck. - to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress
ジェーンは声を出して泣くのを抑えることができなかった。
Jane could not stop herself from crying aloud. - to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand
