見限る|みかぎるmikagiru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見限る（みかぎる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見限ります（みかぎります） |
| Negative (nai) | 見限らない（みかぎらない） |
| polite (masen) | 見限りません（みかぎりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 見限らず・見限らぬ（みかぎらず・みかぎらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 見限った（みかぎった） |
| polite (mashita) | 見限りました（みかぎりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見限らなかった（みかぎらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見限りませんでした（みかぎりませんでした） |
| Te form | 見限って（みかぎって） |
| Potential | 見限れる（みかぎれる） |
| Passive | 見限られる（みかぎられる） |
| Causative | 見限らせる（みかぎらせる） |
| Causative passive | 見限らせられる・見限らされる（みかぎらせられる・みかぎらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 見限れば（みかぎれば） |
| tara | 見限ったら（みかぎったら） |
| Volitional | 見限ろう（みかぎろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 見限りましょう（みかぎりましょう） |
| Imperative | 見限れ（みかぎれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym見捨てるみすてるNeutralLeaves someone in trouble knowing full well they need help; stresses abandoning and neglecting them, while 「見限る」 stresses judging them hopeless and giving up.
- Synonym見放すみはなすNeutralStresses letting go and no longer helping, as when a doctor 「見放す」 a patient; the focus is on washing one's hands of it.
- Synonym見切るみきるNeutralOften means deciding to give up after sizing up the situation, as in 「見切りをつける」; it also means watching something to the end or seeing through it.
- Related捨てるすてるNeutralThe most basic verb for throwing away or giving up, with the widest range: the object can be a thing, a person, or a hope.
- Related突き放すつきはなすNeutralTo push someone away coldly and keep a distance; stresses a cold attitude and does not necessarily mean a complete break.
- Related放棄ほうきFormalFormal Sino-Japanese word for giving up rights, duties and the like, as in 「権利を放棄する」.
- Related放るほうるCasualColloquial; to throw something, and also to leave it unattended, as in 「放っておく」.
- Related遺棄いきFormalFormal; to leave someone or something abandoned, and in law to desert, as in 「死体遺棄」.
- Related放り出すほうりだすCasualColloquial; to throw something out or drop a job halfway through; the action is casual and rough.
- Related打ち捨てるうちすてるWrittenWritten style; to throw something down and leave it unattended, stressing abandonment rather than the prior judgment of hopelessness in 「見限る」.
- Related捨て去るすてさるWrittenWritten; to discard or cast off completely, often with ideas or the past, as in 「過去を捨て去る」; 「見限る」 is about judging someone hopeless.
- Related振り捨てるふりすてるNeutralTo shake off those trying to hold you back and leave resolutely; stresses a decisive departure.
- Related突っ放すつっぱなすNeutralClose to 「突き放す」: to push away or look on coldly; used less often.
- Antonym信じるしんじるNeutralAntonym: to believe in someone, the opposite of judging them hopeless and giving up on them.
- Antonym頼るたよるNeutralAntonym: to rely on someone, the opposite of giving up on them and cutting ties.
- Antonym期待するNeutralAntonym: to hold hopes for the future, the opposite of concluding there is no hope and giving up.
Use 「見限る」 when you judge someone or something hopeless and give up, as in 「見切りをつける」. For leaving a person in trouble without helping, 「見捨てる」 and 「見放す」 fit better; a doctor may 「見放す」 a patient. 「捨てる」 is the broadest word for discarding things, people or hopes, while 「放棄」 is the formal term for giving up rights. For the opposite ideas, use 「信じる」, 「頼る」 or 「期待する」.
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