片付ける
解説 Definition
使ったものを元の場所に片付けること。整理して収納する意味。
To put something away means to return it to the place where it belongs after using it. It is often used for tidying a room, storing clothes, or organizing everyday items. It can also mean to save something for later use.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
put＝置く、away＝手元から離して所定の場所へ。合わせて『その辺に置く』ではなく『見えない定位置にしまう』と捉えると残りやすいです。clean up が片付け全般なのに対し、put away は使った物を棚・引き出し・箱に戻す動きが中心。put away your toys, put the dishes away, put away clothes のように、家で『使い終わったら元に戻す』場面とセットで覚えると定着します。throw away は『捨てる』なので混同注意です。
Think of "put" plus "away": you move something away from your hands and back to its proper place. Use home examples to remember it: put away your toys, clothes, or dishes. Do not mix it up with "throw away," which means to get rid of something.
例文
Please put away your toys before going to bed.
寝る前におもちゃを片付けなさい。
He put away the dishes after washing them.
彼は皿を洗った後、片付けた。
She put away her winter clothes when spring arrived.
春が来ると、彼女は冬服を片付けた。
put away の類義語・関連語
put away の語源・成り立ち Etymology
put は古英語系の「押して置く」、away は古英語 on weg「道のほうへ、脇へ」に由来します。合わせると「脇の定位置へやる」が原義で、そこから put away は「片づける」「しまう」の意味になりました。関連語は away、way。
This phrasal verb joins Old English put, which meant to place or push something, with away, from Old English on weg, meaning "off on the way" or "to one side." The early idea was moving something aside to its proper place. From that, put away came to mean storing or tidying something.
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