Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (す)

越(こ)すto cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across, to go over (e.g. with audience), to pass time (e.g. a winter), to surpass, to be better than, to exceed, to move house, to go, to come

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (す)

      1. 1.

        to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across

      2. 2.

        to get over (e.g. hardship)

      3. 3.

        to pass time (e.g. a winter)

      4. 4.

        to surpass, to be better than, to exceed

        often 超す
      5. 5.

        to move house

      6. 6.

        to go, to come

        Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language,

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    All Forms

    越す 【こす】、超す 【こす】

    Details

      • こ

      • す

    • Frequency

      General Top 3,800

    Examples

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    • 明日(あした)は大晦日(おおみそか)です。誰(だれ)と年(とし)を越(こ)しますか?

      Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Who will you ring in the New Year with? (Cross over into the New Year)

      • N2
    • 後(うし)ろを走(はし)っていたランナーに越(こ)される。

      To be surpassed by the runner who was running behind.

      • N2
    • 私(わたし)の祖父(そふ)は、還暦(かんれき)を越(こ)す前(まえ)に大腸(だいちょう)癌(がん)によって亡(な)くなってしまった。

      My grandfather passed away from colon cancer before he crossed over the age of sixty.

      • N2
    • 電車(でんしゃ)が使(つか)えるだけマシだ。私(わたし)は金欠(きんけつ)なので、何(なん)日(にち)も歩(ある)いて国境(こっきょう)を越(こ)すつもりだ。

      It's good that the train is running, but I'm broke, so it's a multi-day hike across the border for me.

      • N2
    • 熱(ねつ)が下(さ)がって咳(せき)も落(お)ち着(つ)いたところを見(み)ると、容態(ようだい)はもう山(やま)を越(こ)したのでしょう。

      Judging by the fact that the fever has gone down and the cough has also subsided, it seems that the condition has probably surpassed the worst part.

      • N2
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