合(あ)わすto match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight

祖父(そふ)のお墓(はか)の前(まえ)で手(て)を合(あ)わす。

I put my hands together in prayer in front of my grandfather's grave. {to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight}

チームメンバーと心(こころ)を合(あ)わす事(こと)が大切(たいせつ)だ。

It is important to unite hearts with team members. {to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight}

先生(せんせい)：「七(なな)と八(はち)を合(あ)わすと、十(じゅう)五(ご)になります。」

Teacher: 'If you add seven and eight, it becomes fifteen.' {to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight}

先生(せんせい)の指示(しじ)に従(したが)って、自分(じぶん)の答(こた)えと模範(もはん)解答(かいとう)を合(あ)わす作業(さぎょう)をした。

I followed the teacher's instructions and worked on aligning my answers with the model solutions. {to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight}

科学(かがく)者(しゃ)の立(た)ち会(あ)いのもとで二(ふた)つの薬品(やくひん)を一(ひと)つに合(あ)わす実験(じっけん)を行(おこな)いました。

I conducted an experiment to combine two chemicals into one under the supervision of a scientist. {to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight}