見送る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 見送る | 見送らない |
| Polite | 見送ります | 見送りません |
| Past polite | 見送りました | 見送りませんでした |
| Past | 見送った | 見送らなかった |
| Te-form | 見送って | 見送らないで |
| Desire | 見送りたい | 見送りたくない |
| Potential | 見送れる | 見送れない |
| Passive | 見送られる | 見送られない |
| Causative | 見送らせる | 見送らせない |
| Causative passive | 見送らせられるalso 見送らされる | 見送らせられないalso 見送らされない |
| Volitional | 見送ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 見送りましょう | |
| Imperative | 見送れ | 見送るな |
| Conditional | 見送れば | 見送らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 見送ったら | 見送らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
see off; escort
Used when accompanying someone to a departure point and watching them leave, such as at a station or airport.
I saw my friend off at the station.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
watch until out of sight; follow with one's eyes
Describes visually tracking a person, vehicle, or object until it disappears from view.
彼は去っていく船をいつまでも見送っていた。
He kept watching the departing ship until it was out of sight.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used for deliberately not taking an opportunity, or letting a bus, train, or pitch go by without acting.
満員のバスを見送って、次の便を待った。
I let the crowded bus go by and waited for the next one.
せっかくのチャンスを見送るのはもったいない。
It's a waste to pass up such a good opportunity.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used when a decision, plan, or action is deferred or left as it is for the time being.
その提案は今回見送ることになった。
It was decided to shelve that proposal for now.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
care for until death; attend a funeral; bury
Refers to looking after someone in their final days or seeing them off at their funeral. Often used in the phrase 最期を見送る.
祖母の最期を家族みんなで見送った。
The whole family was with my grandmother when she passed away.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
hold off buying/selling; wait and see
Stock market term for refraining from trading and observing the market instead.
市場が不安定なので、今日は買いを見送ることにした。
Since the market is unstable, I decided to hold off buying today.
I saw my friend off at the station.
I let the packed bus go by.
At the meeting, we decided to postpone carrying out the new plan.
He was there with his father at the very end.
見送る often means to postpone or pass on something for now, while 断念 implies a more final, definitive abandonment of a plan.
見送る means to see someone off when they depart, the opposite of 出迎える, which means to go meet someone when they arrive.
見送る means to see someone off or let an opportunity pass, while 見放す means to give up on someone entirely; learners can confuse them because both start with 見 and sound similar.
見送る means to see someone off or let something pass without acting, while 見届ける means to watch attentively until confirming an outcome, and the two are often confused because of their similar 見〜る form.