見込む|みこむmikomu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto anticipate; to expect; to estimate; to count on; to allow for; to take into account
- godan verb, transitive verbto place confidence in; to put trust in; to trust
- godan verb, transitive verbto find promising; to see good prospects (in)
- godan verb, transitive verbto set one's eye on (e.g. prey); to mark (e.g. as a victim); to hold spellbound
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見込む（みこむ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見込みます（みこみます） |
| Negative (nai) | 見込まない（みこまない） |
| polite (masen) | 見込みません（みこみません） |
| classical zu / nu | 見込まず・見込まぬ（みこまず・みこまぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 見込んだ（みこんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 見込みました（みこみました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見込まなかった（みこまなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見込みませんでした（みこみませんでした） |
| Te form | 見込んで（みこんで） |
| Potential | 見込める（みこめる） |
| Passive | 見込まれる（みこまれる） |
| Causative | 見込ませる（みこませる） |
| Causative passive | 見込ませられる・見込まされる（みこませられる・みこまされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 見込めば（みこめば） |
| tara | 見込んだら（みこんだら） |
| Volitional | 見込もう（みこもう） |
| polite (mashou) | 見込みましょう（みこみましょう） |
| Imperative | 見込め（みこめ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym予想よそうNeutralFor guessing how something will turn out, as in 「予想が当たる」. 「見込む」 goes further, taking the outcome into account or counting on someone.
- Synonym予測よそくWrittenWritten/formal prose: predicting from data or known conditions, as in 「需要予測」.
- Synonym予期よきWrittenWritten/formal prose, mostly in 「予期せぬ」 and 「予期した通り」; leans toward anticipating something in advance.
- Synonym見越すみこすNeutralA verb for anticipating future conditions ahead of time, as in 「将来を見越す」, often with the nuance of planning around them.
- Synonym見積もるみつもるNeutralA verb for estimating quantities such as costs, headcounts or time, as in 「費用を見積もる」.
- Synonym推定すいていWrittenWritten/formal prose: inferring something, as in 「推定年齢」 or 「無罪推定」; stresses conclusions drawn by reasoning.
- Synonym予見よけんWrittenWritten/formal prose: foreseeing, as in 「危険を予見する」; stresses foresight.
- Synonym目算もくさんNeutralA rough estimate or reckoning in one's head, as in 「目算が外れる」; leans toward private mental figuring.
- Synonym当て込むあてこむCasualColloquial: counting on a favorable outcome and acting accordingly, as in 「客を当て込む」.
- Synonym見通すみとおすNeutralA verb for seeing through things and foreseeing, as in 「将来を見通す」; leans toward long-range judgment.
- Synonym期するきするWrittenWritten/formal prose: resolving or vowing, as in 「必勝を期する」; leans toward setting oneself a goal.
- Related期待きたいNeutralHoping for a good outcome, as in 「活躍を期待する」; also a data-based theoretical expectation. 「見込む」 adds counting on someone and factoring in estimates.
- Related期すきすWrittenWritten/formal prose, meaning the same as 「期する」, as in 「万全を期す」; leans toward fixed expressions.
- Related推算すいさんWrittenWritten/formal prose: working figures out by inference, as in 「人口を推算」; leans toward numerical calculation.
Use 「見込む」 when you factor something in beforehand or count on someone, as in 「売上を見込む」 and 「腕を見込んで頼む」. To guess an outcome, use 「予想」; to anticipate the future, 「見越す」; to estimate, 「見積もる」.
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