見切る
みきる
verb (godan)
to give up on; to abandon; to see through
他動詞 transitivecognition
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 見切る | 見切らない |
| Present polite | 見切ります | 見切りません |
| Past | 見切った | 見切らなかった |
| Past polite | 見切りました | 見切りませんでした |
| て form | 見切って | 見切らなくて |
| ている present | 見切っている | 見切っていない |
| ている polite | 見切っています | 見切っていません |
| ている past | 見切っていた | 見切っていなかった |
| ている past polite | 見切っていました | 見切っていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 見切れば | 見切らなければ |
| Conditional たら | 見切ったら | 見切らなかったら |
| Volitional | 見切ろう | — |
| Volitional polite | 見切りましょう | — |
| Potential | 見切れる | 見切れない |
| Passive | 見切られる | 見切られない |
| Causative | 見切らせる | 見切らせない |
| Imperative | 見切れ | 見切るな |
1.
to give up on; to abandon; to write off
To conclude that something or someone is hopeless and decide to stop investing effort, money, or attention.
2.
to see through; to judge fully; to size up
To assess something or someone completely and reach a decisive conclusion about their true nature or value.
A compound verb from 見る (to see) + 切る (to cut/complete). The 切る ending adds the nuance of doing something decisively or completely — here, seeing something through to a final conclusion.
Transitivity
ASPECT (ている):
- Type: Telic (has endpoint)
- 見切っている = has given up on / has already judged
Common collocations
- 見切りをつける: to give up on; to cut one's losses (closely related set phrase)
- 在庫を見切る: to write off inventory
- 見切り品: clearance items; marked-down goods
- 見切り発車: jumping the gun; starting before things are ready
Similar words
- 諦める: to give up — focuses on emotional resignation; 見切る implies a more rational, decisive judgment
- 見極める: to ascertain; to discern — focuses on carefully determining the truth; less decisive than 見切る
- 見限る: to give up on; to abandon — very close synonym to sense 1, with a slightly stronger nuance of disgust or disappointment