To place something on top of something else; to put on (a surface).
テーブルの上に本を一冊乗せてください。
Please put a book on the table.
皿に料理をきれいに乗せて盛り付けた。
I neatly placed the food on the plate and plated it.
荷物を床に直接置かず、棚に乗せてください。
Don't put the luggage directly on the floor; put it on the shelf.
To give someone a ride; to pick someone up and take them in a vehicle.
駅まで車で友達を乗せて行った。
I gave my friend a ride to the station.
雨が降っていたので、彼女を家まで乗せてあげた。
It was raining, so I gave her a lift home.
現場までスタッフを乗せて移動する必要がある。
We need to transport the staff to the site (give them a ride).
To load luggage or cargo onto a vehicle or vessel; to put on board.
トラックに家具を載せて運び出した。
We loaded the furniture onto the truck and moved it out.
荷物は船に載せられ、翌朝出港した。
The cargo was loaded onto the ship and it departed the next morning.
コンベアに段ボール箱を載せてください。
Please put the cardboard boxes on the conveyor belt.
To broadcast or put something out on the air (e.g., music, program); to send out over media.
次の番組で新しいCMを乗せる予定だ。
They plan to air the new commercial in the next program.
ラジオで彼らの曲を乗せてもらった。
Their song was played on the radio.
To deceive or manipulate someone; to take someone for a ride (colloquial).
その営業マンにうまく乗せられて高い商品を買ってしまった。
I was cleverly conned by that salesman into buying an expensive product.
友達に乗せられて、結婚式のサプライズに参加した。
I was persuaded by friends to take part in the wedding surprise.
To sing or perform along with musical accompaniment; to put a melody together with accompaniment.
ピアノの伴奏に乗せて彼女が新曲を歌った。
She sang the new song accompanied by the piano.
バンドはギターのリフにメロディーを乗せて演奏した。
The band played the melody over the guitar riff.
To let someone take part; to include someone in an activity or lineup.
次の公演に若手を数名乗せる予定だ。
We plan to include several young performers in the next show.
プロジェクトに彼を乗せることで新しい視点が得られた。
By bringing him onto the project we gained a new perspective.
To excite or hype someone up; to get people enthusiastic or the audience energized.
司会者の話術で会場をうまく乗せた。
The host skillfully got the audience pumped up with his speaking.
あの曲は聴衆を乗せる力がある。
That song has the power to excite the audience.
To publish or run something (an article, advertisement) in a magazine, newspaper, or on the web.
雑誌にインタビュー記事を載せてもらった。
They published an interview with me in the magazine.
会社は新製品の広告を新聞に載せた。
The company ran an ad for the new product in the newspaper.