おしよせる
押し寄せる
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside
N3Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to advance on•to close in•to march on•to descend on (the enemy)•to move towards•to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)•to rush for (the door)•to inundate•to overwhelm•to push aside
Conjugations
Present辞書形
押し寄せる(おしよせる)
Negativeない形
押し寄せない(おしよせない)
Pastた形
押し寄せた(おしよせた)
Past Negativeなかった形
押し寄せなかった(おしよせなかった)
Te-formて形
押し寄せて(おしよせて)
Example Sentences
波また波が岸辺に押し寄せた。
Wave after wave surged upon the beach.
多くの観光客がその島に押し寄せた。
A lot of tourists invaded the island.
ダムが切れて流域に大水が押し寄せた。
The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.
夏休みには旅行者が軽井沢へ押し寄せた。
Tourists poured into Karuizawa during the summer vacation.
夏には観光客がその町へどっと押し寄せた。
The town was deluged with tourists in summer.