張って

spreading, taking root, stretching, pulling taut, being tense

→ 張る
verb Rare #25,563
spreading, taking root Used of roots that grow out through the soil.
JA: 木の根が地面に張っている。
EN: The tree's roots are spreading through the ground.
stretching, pulling taut Used when making a rope, cable, or similar object taut.
JA: ロープを張って、テントを固定した。
EN: I stretched the rope taut and secured the tent.
being tense, being on edge Describes being mentally tense or alert.
JA: 初めての仕事で、ずっと気が張っていた。
EN: I was on edge the whole time because it was my first day at work.
covering, lining Used when a material is put over or along a surface.
JA: 壁の内側に板が張ってある。
EN: The inside of the wall is lined with boards.
Conjugation of 張る
張って
Past

本格的な結界が張ってある

A powerful barrier has been set up.

— 崖の上のポニョ (2008)

この船布が張ってある!

This boat has cloth stretched across it!

— 天空の城ラピュタ (1986)

新しい仕事で彼は気が張っていた。

He was tense in his new job.

大地に根を張って暮らしたい

I want to live with my roots firmly planted in the earth.

— レオン (1994)