To Arrange Something
To Collect Something, To Align Something
transitive verb, ichidan verb
Remember 揃う, "to be complete"? This is the transitive version of that, and it means things like to arrange something, to gather something, and to align something.
This one is a little tricky to understand and translate well. At its core, this verb describes the act of arranging all of the necessary things for something. But it can also describe aligning certain things in a uniform, matching manner. If this still isn't clear, have a careful look at our context sentences and collocations!
Since this word has okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) you know that it's probably going to be the kun'yomi reading. You already know this, so you're all good here!
書類を揃える
to arrange all the documents
道具を揃える
to collect all the tools
スリッパを揃える
to arrange slippers neatly
口を揃える
to speak in unison, to say the same thing
右に揃える
to align something to the right
綺麗に揃える
to align something neatly
同じように揃える
to align things in the same way
自分で揃える
to arrange by oneself
セットで揃える
to collect as a set
メーカーで揃える
to collect items from the same manufacturer
しまった、会議の書類を揃えるのを忘れてた。
Oh no, I forgot to arrange the documents for the meeting.
キッチン用品は全部同じメーカーで揃えてるんです。
All my kitchen supplies are from the same manufacturer.
みんな口を揃えてアイツは悪くないって言ってたよ。
Everyone was saying in unison that he is not at fault.