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WORD DETAIL

見送る

みおくる

N3to see off · to postpone

Examples

駅のホームで友人を見送った。

予算が足りないため、設備の購入を見送ることにした。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 見送る, read みおくる, denotes seeing a departing person off or holding back the execution of a plan.
  • Basic usage: It covers seeing a friend off at a station and deciding not to proceed with a purchase for now.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Seeing off and holding back a plan
    • The object distinguishes watching a person depart from deciding not to carry out a plan at present.

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