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見込む

to expect

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Conjugation of 見込む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: aim for, have eye on, make allowances for, aim, allow, project, trust
私/俺
Present informal tense
見込む
mikomu
I expect
Present informal negative tense
見込まない
mikomanai
I don't expect
Present formal tense
見込みます
mikomimasu
I expect
Present formal negative tense
見込みません
mikomimasen
I do not expect
私/俺
Past informal tense
見込んだ
mikonda
I expected
Past informal negative tense
見込まなかった
mikomanakatta
I didn't expect
Past formal tense
見込みました
mikomimashita
I expect
Past formal negative tense
見込みませんでした
mikomimasen deshita
I did not expect
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
見込め
mikome
expect
Imperative negative mood
見込むな
mikomu na
don't expect
Imperative formal mood
見込んでください
mikonde kudasai
please expect
Imperative formal negative mood
見込まないでください
mikomanai dekudasai
please do not expect
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
見込んで
mikonde
expect
Passive stem
見込まれる
mikomareru
expected
Hypothetical tense
見込め
mikome
if I expected
Hypothetical conditional stem
見込めば
mikomeba
expected
私/俺
Volitional stem
見込もう
mikomō
will expect
Potential stem
見込める
mikomeru
expected
Continuative stem
見込み
mikomi
expecting
Causative stem
見込ませる
mikomaseru
allow to expect
私/俺
Imperfective stem
見込ま
mikoma
expect

Examples of 見込む

ディスプレーの才能を 見込んで？

Given my special talent for window dressing?

見込み では動かん

And I don't like the odds.

トルコは、今やっと、EU加盟条件について欧州委員会との交渉に入っている。しかし、「見込み」が「結果」になるかどうかは、大きな未決問題のままだ。実際、交渉の完了は、交渉の開始の決断と同様に困難であることを証明しそうである。

Turkey is now, finally, negotiating with the European Commission the terms of its possible membership in the European Union. But whether “possible” becomes “eventual” remains very much an open question.