走らせる

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to dispatch (someone); to send; to make run
2. v1vt
   to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to ride; to sail
3. v1vt
   to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
4. v1vt
   to rout (the enemy); to put to flight
5. v1vt
   to run (a computer program)

Example sentences

• 列車は石油で走らせるのですか。

  Do the trains run on diesel oil?

• 通りが凍っていたので、車を走らせることが出来なかった。

  Because of the icy streets, we could not drive the car.

• おしゃれとは縁がなく、ジーパンにティーシャツ、ジャンパーといった格好で、駅まで自転車を走らせる。

  Unfashionable as it is, he rides his bike to the station dressed in jeans, a tee shirt, and a jacket.