見送(みおく)り

みおくり
noun
seeing off, farewell
action
1. seeing off, farewell
The act of accompanying someone to their point of departure.
I went to the airport to see them off.
I saw my friend off at the station.
玄関(げんかん)で見送(みおく)りをする。
To see someone off at the entrance.
My parents came to see me off.
The farewell at the harbor was moving.
2. postponement, shelving
Putting off a decision or action.
計画(けいかく)は見送(みおく)りになった。
The plan was shelved.
The decision is postponed until next month.
今回(こんかい)は見送(みおく)りにする。
I'll pass on this occasion.
The price increase was shelved for the time being.
購入(こうにゅう)は見送(みおく)りにした。
I decided to hold off on the purchase.
3. letting pass (baseball)
In baseball, not swinging at a pitch.
The batter struck out looking.
際(きわ)どい球(たま)を見送(みおく)りにした。
He let the borderline pitch go.
I regretted letting the strike pass.
The game ended with a called strikeout.
He didn't swing at the final pitch.

見送(みおく)り is the noun form of 見送(みおく)る. It has three distinct meanings: seeing someone off, postponement, and letting a pitch pass in baseball.

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