期す|きすkisu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, suru verb (archaic), intransitive verbto fix (a time, date, etc.); to set
- godan verb, suru verb (archaic), intransitive verbto expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to foresee; to anticipate
- godan verb, suru verb (archaic), intransitive verbto resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for; to promise; to pledge
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 期すする（きすする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 期すします（きすします） |
| Negative (nai) | 期すしない（きすしない） |
| polite (masen) | 期すしません（きすしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 期すせず・期すせぬ（きすせず・きすせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 期すした（きすした） |
| polite (mashita) | 期すしました（きすしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 期すしなかった（きすしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 期すしませんでした（きすしませんでした） |
| Te form | 期すして（きすして） |
| Potential | 期すできる（きすできる） |
| Passive | 期すされる（きすされる） |
| Causative | 期すさせる（きすさせる） |
| Causative passive | 期すさせられる（きすさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 期すすれば（きすすれば） |
| tara | 期すしたら（きすしたら） |
| Volitional | 期すしよう（きすしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 期すしましょう（きすしましょう） |
| Imperative | 期すしろ（きすしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym期待きたいNeutralCovers expecting and looking forward to something; the nuance is hoping for a good outcome, and it is the most widely used of these words.
- Synonym期するきするWrittenThe suru-verb form of 「期す」 with the same meaning; also written in style, and both forms see common use.
- Related見込むみこむNeutralA verb for anticipating or counting on something, as in 「売り上げを見込む」; fine in both speech and writing, with the nuance of estimating.
- Related予期よきNeutralCovers anticipating and expecting, as in 「予期せぬ出来事」; the nuance is thinking of something in advance.
- Related所期しょきWrittenCovers expected or hoped-for things, as in 「所期の目的」; written in style, stressing the goal one originally set.
- Related見越すみこすNeutralA verb for foreseeing or anticipating something; the nuance is considering it ahead of time.
Use 「期す」 to resolve to achieve something or to set a time or deadline, as in 「万全を期す」「必勝を期す」「再会を期す」; it is written in style, and its suru-verb variant 「期する」 is common as well. To anticipate something, use 「見込む」 or 「予期」; to look forward to it, use 「期待」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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