寝かせる

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to put to bed; to let sleep
2. v1vt
   to lay (something) down; to put on its side
3. v1vt
   to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused; to let (stock) lie unsold
4. v1vt
   to (let) ferment; to (let) age; to let (dough) rise; to lay down (wine)

Example sentences

• 机の上に寝かせて置くと転がって落ちることがあるので、試験管立てに立てておく。

  If you leave them lying on the desk they may roll off, so stand them in the test-tube rack.

• 彼女は赤ん坊をベッドに寝かせた。

  She laid her baby on the bed.

• 彼女は子供をそっと寝かせた。

  She laid the child down gently.