見越す|みこすmikosu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto anticipate; to foresee
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見越す（みこす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見越します（みこします） |
| Negative (nai) | 見越さない（みこさない） |
| polite (masen) | 見越しません（みこしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 見越さず・見越さぬ（みこさず・みこさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 見越した（みこした） |
| polite (mashita) | 見越しました（みこしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見越さなかった（みこさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見越しませんでした（みこしませんでした） |
| Te form | 見越して（みこして） |
| Potential | 見越せる（みこせる） |
| Passive | 見越される（みこされる） |
| Causative | 見越させる（みこさせる） |
| Causative passive | 見越させられる（みこさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 見越せば（みこせば） |
| tara | 見越したら（みこしたら） |
| Volitional | 見越そう（みこそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 見越しましょう（みこしましょう） |
| Imperative | 見越せ（みこせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym予期よきWrittenWritten register: expecting something in advance, mostly in negatives like 「予期しない」「予期せぬ」; 「見越す」 often means anticipating something and planning on it.
- Synonym予想よそうNeutralThe most common word for a prediction made in advance, as in 「予想通り」; 「見越す」 leans more toward factoring something in ahead of time.
- Synonym見通すみとおすNeutralTo see all the way through at a glance, or to see through someone and forecast how things will go; 「見越す」 centers on estimating future changes.
- Synonym予測よそくNeutralEstimating the future from data or known circumstances, as in 「売上予測」; 「見越す」 implies taking something into account in advance.
- Synonym見込むみこむNeutralTo expect or count on something, or to see promise in someone, as in 「見込んで頼む」; 「見越す」 stresses taking something into account beforehand.
- Synonym予知よちWrittenWritten: knowing beforehand that something will happen, as in 「地震予知」; 「見越す」 is merely a guess or estimate.
- Synonym予見よけんWrittenWritten: seeing a situation coming before it happens, as in 「危険を予見する」; 「見越す」 is the more everyday word.
- Related先見せんけんWrittenWritten: far-sightedness, usually in the set phrase 「先見の明」; 「見越す」 is anticipating one concrete thing.
- Related予言よげんWrittenWritten: declaring what the future holds, whether through mystical insight or scientific reasoning; 「見越す」 is a mental estimate.
- Related前知ぜんちWrittenWritten: foreknowledge, but very rarely used; say 「予知」 instead.
- Related思い設けるおもいもうけるWrittenWritten: mostly in the negative 「思い設けぬ」 to convey surprise; 「見越す」 is actively anticipating something.
For predicting in general, use 「予想」; for estimating from data, 「予測」. 「見越す」 is for anticipating a future situation, often with plans made on that basis, as in 「値上がりを見越して買う」. To praise someone's foresight, say 「先見の明」.
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