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見返す
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 見返す.
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Entry
1
Transitive verb
to look (stare) back at (someone)
Examples
驚いて彼女の顔を見返した。
I stared back at her in surprise.
2
Transitive verb
to look at again; to re-examine
3
Transitive verb
to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to get one's own back
4
Intransitive verb
to look back (behind oneself)
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