NichiDict

見返す

みかえす
[mikaesu]

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to look (stare) back at (someone)

2.GodanTransitive

to look at again; to re-examine

3.GodanTransitive

to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to get one's own back

4.GodanIntransitive

to look back (behind oneself)

Examples

彼女は振り向いて相手を見返した

She turned around and stared back at the other person.

資料を見返して誤りに気づいた。

I looked back over the documents and noticed an error.

卒業アルバムの写真を見返したら懐かしくなった。

When I looked back at the graduation album photos, I felt nostalgic.