Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

()がすto miss, to lose, to give away, to let go, to set free, to let get away

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to set free, to let go, to release

    2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to miss (e.g. a chance), to lose, to let get away, to fail to catch

    All Forms

    逃がす 【にがす】

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    Examples

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      バッタを(むし)カゴから()がす

      Release the grasshopper from the insect cage. {to miss, to lose, to give away, to let go, to set free, to let get away}

      • N2

      チャンスを()してしまったので(くや)しい。

      I regret missing the opportunity. {to miss, to lose, to give away, to let go, to set free, to let get away}

      • N2

      獲物(えもの)()したライオンが(くや)しがっています。

      The lion who let its prey escape is frustrated. {to miss, to lose, to give away, to let go, to set free, to let get away}

      • N2

      部長(ぶちょう)は、大口(おおぐち)契約(けいやく)のチャンスを()した社員(しゃいん)(しか)りました。

      The department head scolded the employee who missed the chance for a major contract. {to miss, to lose, to give away, to let go, to set free, to let get away}

      • N2

      賄賂(わいろ)をもらって受刑(じゅけい)(しゃ)刑務所(けいむしょ)から()した職員(しょくいん)逮捕(たいほ)されたのだとか。

      I heard that the staff member who accepted bribes and let the prisoner escape from jail was arrested. {to miss, to lose, to give away, to let go, to set free, to let get away}

      • N2
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