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見送る
miokuru
Description
「見送る」は、駅や空港などで、行く人を送ることです。
"見送る" means to see someone off at places like stations or airports.
また、今すぐしないで、後にすることや、やめておくことにも使います。
It also means to postpone or to refrain from doing something immediately.
Meanings
見送るmiokuru
to see off; to send off a departing person
友達を駅まで見送る。
See off a friend at the station.
見送るmiokuru
to postpone; to decide not to do for now
今回は旅行を見送ることにした。
This time, I decided to skip the trip.
見送るmiokuru
to watch something pass by without acting
バスを見送って次のを待つ。
Let the bus go and wait for the next one.
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Notes
- Etymology
見る (to look) + 送る (to send), literally 'to watch and send off'.
- Nuance
sense 2 (postpone) is very common in business, e.g. 採用を見送る 'pass on hiring'.
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