Vocabulary

What does 見返す (みかえす, mikaesu) mean?

見返す (みかえす, mikaesu) means to look (stare) back at (someone).

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Readingみかえす
Romajimikaesu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
みかえす
mikaesu

to look (stare) back at (someone)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to look (stare) back at (someone)
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to look at again; to re-examine
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to get one's own back
  4. 4godan verb · intransitive to look back (behind oneself)

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