みかえす

見返す

N5Common wordGodan verb (su ending)
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to look (stare) back at (someone)
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to look at againto re-examine
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending)to put a person to shameto get one's own back
Godan verb (su ending), Intransitive verb
to look back (behind oneself)

Conjugations

Basic

Present辞書形
見返す(みかえす)
Negativeない形
見返さない(みかえさない)
Pastた形
見返した(みかえした)
Past Negativeなかった形
見返さなかった(みかえさなかった)
Te-formて形
見返して(みかえして)

Voice & Mood

Potential可能形
見返せる(みかえせる)
Passive受身形
見返される(みかえされる)
Causative使役形
見返させる(みかえさせる)
Volitional意向形
見返そう(みかえそう)
Imperative命令形
見返せ(みかえせ)
Conditionalば形
見返せば(みかえせば)

Example Sentences

驚いて彼女の(かお)を見返した。

I stared back at her in surprise.