1.
seeing off, farewell
The act of accompanying someone to their point of departure.
2.
postponement, shelving
Putting off a decision or action.
3.
letting pass (baseball)
In baseball, not swinging at a pitch.
見送り is the noun form of 見送る. It has three distinct meanings: seeing someone off, postponement, and letting a pitch pass in baseball.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 見送りに行く: to go see someone off
- 見送りをする: to see someone off
- 見送りになる: to be shelved/postponed
- 見送りにする: to decide to pass on/shelve
- 見送り三振: called strikeout (baseball)
SENSE DISTINCTION:
- Sense 1 (farewell): accompanying someone to the station, airport, etc.
- Sense 2 (postponement): deciding not to proceed with something
- Sense 3 (baseball): not swinging at a pitch
RELATED:
- 見送る: to see off; to postpone; to let pass (verb form)
Related Words
Related:
見送る (verb form)