向ける

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to
2. v1vt
   to head to; to go towards
3. v1vt
   to allot; to allocate
4. v1vt
   to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person)
5. v1vt
   to aim for; to pursue

Example sentences

• ジブの裏帆とラダーを使って、バックしながら船首を進みたい方向に向けました。

  Using the rudder and the jib with the wind behind it we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go.

• 返事を待つアリスに向けられたのは突然の咆哮。それは耳を貫かんばかりに鋭く、天に届かんばかりに大きく響くものでした。

  What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.

• 一子ちゃんは同じ穴のムジナか、同輩の親しみを込めた笑みを俺に向ける。

  I guess Ichiko is a fellow rule-breaker, she's sending me a smile filled with affection for a comrade.