当て込む・当てこむ|あてこむatekomu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
当て込む当て込む is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners when writing this word.
当てこむ当てこむ is a less common written form of the same word; beginners should choose 当て込む instead.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto count on; to anticipate; to expect
    彼かれは戦争せんそうが早々そうそうと終おわるとあてこんでいた。↗
    He gambled on the war coming to an early end.
Conjugation
Dictionary form当て込む(あてこむ)
Polite (masu)当て込みます(あてこみます)
Negative (nai)当て込まない(あてこまない)
polite (masen)当て込みません(あてこみません)
classical zu / nu当て込まず・当て込まぬ(あてこまず・あてこまぬ)
Past (ta)当て込んだ(あてこんだ)
polite (mashita)当て込みました(あてこみました)
Past negative (nakatta)当て込まなかった(あてこまなかった)
polite (masen deshita)当て込みませんでした(あてこみませんでした)
Te form当て込んで(あてこんで)
Potential当て込める(あてこめる)
Passive当て込まれる(あてこまれる)
Causative当て込ませる(あてこませる)
Causative passive当て込ませられる・当て込まされる(あてこませられる・あてこまされる)
Conditional (ba)当て込めば(あてこめば)
tara当て込んだら(あてこんだら)
Volitional当て込もう(あてこもう)
polite (mashou)当て込みましょう(あてこみましょう)
Imperative当て込め(あてこめ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym期待きたいNeutralNeutral, everyday word for expecting or hoping for something. 「当て込む」 stresses counting on a favorable situation and acting on that assumption.
  • Synonym見込むみこむNeutralTo anticipate or count something in, as in 「売上を見込む」; it leans toward estimating a likely outcome rather than acting on hope.
  • Antonym諦めるあきらめるNeutralTo give up or abandon hope; the opposite of 「当て込む」's counting on a good result.
  • Antonym見込まないNeutralNegative of 「見込む」: not expecting or not counting something in; the opposite of 「当て込む」's hopeful outlook.

Use 「期待」 for plain expectation. Use 「当て込む」 when you act while counting on a favorable situation, as in 「観光客を当て込んだ店」 or 「好天を当て込む」. Use 「見込む」 for anticipating or estimating, and 「諦める」 for giving up.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. よい結果けっかを当あてにして何なんかを行おこなう。
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