見送る|みおくるmiokuru[0]heiban (flat)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto see (someone) off; to escort
- godan verb, transitive verbto watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to gaze after私たちは彼が見えなくなるまで見送った。↗We watched him until he was out of sight.
- godan verb, transitive verbto let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity)
- godan verb, transitive verbto postpone; to put off; to shelve; to leave (as it is)
- godan verb, transitive verbto take care of (someone) until death; to attend (someone's) funeral; to bury
- godan verb, transitive verb, stock marketto hold off (buying or selling); to wait and see
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見送る(みおくる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見送ります(みおくります) |
| Negative (nai) | 見送らない(みおくらない) |
| polite (masen) | 見送りません(みおくりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 見送らず・見送らぬ(みおくらず・みおくらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 見送った(みおくった) |
| polite (mashita) | 見送りました(みおくりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見送らなかった(みおくらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見送りませんでした(みおくりませんでした) |
| Te form | 見送って(みおくって) |
| Potential | 見送れる(みおくれる) |
| Passive | 見送られる(みおくられる) |
| Causative | 見送らせる(みおくらせる) |
| Causative passive | 見送らせられる・見送らされる(みおくらせられる・みおくらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 見送れば(みおくれば) |
| tara | 見送ったら(みおくったら) |
| Volitional | 見送ろう(みおくろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 見送りましょう(みおくりましょう) |
| Imperative | 見送れ(みおくれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Antonym出迎えるでむかえるNeutralAntonym. Going out to meet a person who is arriving, as in 「駅で出迎える」— the opposite of seeing someone off with 「見送る」.
- Antonym迎えるむかえるNeutralAntonym. Meeting or welcoming someone or something, as in 「客を迎える」「新年を迎える」; it stands opposite to 「見送る」.
Use 「見送る」 for seeing someone off, watching them go, or holding off on or passing up something (「友人を見送る」「採用を見送る」); the opposites, for meeting or welcoming, are 「迎える」 and 「出迎える」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


