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A1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

見入(みい)to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to gaze (at), to stare intently (at), to look fixedly (at), to fix one's eyes (on)

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to fascinate, to enchant, to possess, to bewitch, to enthrall

      usu. in the passive,

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    見入る 【みいる】

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      子供(こども)がテレビの画面(がめん)見入(みい)っている。

      The child is gazing at the television screen. {to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon}

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      (わたし)(うつく)しいその彫刻(ちょうこく)見入(みい)っていました。

      I was gazing at that beautiful sculpture. {to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon}

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      受験(じゅけん)(しゃ)たちが合格(ごうかく)(しゃ)発表(はっぴょう)掲示(けいじ)見入(みい)っています。

      The examinees are gazing at the announcement of successful candidates. {to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon}

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      テレビの高校(こうこう)野球(やきゅう)中継(ちゅうけい)見入(みい)っていたらご(はん)()(わす)れた。

      I was so fixated on the high school baseball broadcast on TV that I forgot to eat my meal. {to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon}

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      試験管(しけんかん)見入(みい)っている研究(けんきゅう)(しゃ)たちは一体(いったい)(なに)期待(きたい)しているのだろう?

      What exactly are the researchers, who are gazing at the test tubes, expecting? {to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon}

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