見守る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 見守る | 見守らない |
| Polite | 見守ります | 見守りません |
| Past polite | 見守りました | 見守りませんでした |
| Past | 見守った | 見守らなかった |
| Te-form | 見守って | 見守らないで |
| Desire | 見守りたい | 見守りたくない |
| Potential | 見守れる | 見守れない |
| Passive | 見守られる | 見守られない |
| Causative | 見守らせる | 見守らせない |
| Causative passive | 見守らせられるalso 見守らされる | 見守らせられないalso 見守らされない |
| Volitional | 見守ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 見守りましょう | |
| Imperative | 見守れ | 見守るな |
| Conditional | 見守れば | 見守らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 見守ったら | 見守らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
watch over; keep an eye on; look after
Watching someone or something with care, concern, or protective attention; often implies a sense of guardianship or monitoring for safety.
Parents warmly watch over their children's growth.
防犯カメラが店の入り口を見守っている。
A security camera is keeping an eye on the store entrance.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
watch intently; gaze at; observe closely
Watching something with focused attention, often to see what will happen or to follow a development; can be neutral or curious rather than protective.
彼らは試合の行方を見守った。
They watched intently to see how the match would turn out.
科学者たちは実験の経過を見守っている。
The scientists are closely observing the progress of the experiment.
The mother watched over her child from a distance.
The teacher watches over the students' growth.
The citizens watched closely to see how the election would turn out.
He watched intently for the result of the match.
見守る means to watch over protectively or attentively, often without a clear endpoint, while 見届ける focuses on staying until the end to confirm the result.
見守る means to watch over someone or something with care or concern, whereas 様子を見る is a neutral, temporary act of observing before taking action.
見守る is a common verb for watching over someone or something with care or concern, while 静観 is a more formal noun for deliberately refraining from intervention.
見守る emphasizes watching over someone protectively without necessarily acting, while 見る in its caretaking sense often implies actively tending to needs.
見守る means to watch over and support someone, the opposite of 見放す, which means to give up on and stop caring for them.