見合う

みあう
Frequency:
1

To look at each other; to exchange looks; to gaze at one another.

U-VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

二人はしばらく見合ってから、同時に笑った。

The two looked at each other for a while and then laughed at the same time.

選手同士がコートの端でにらみ合っている。

The players are staring each other down at the edge of the court.

赤ちゃんと目が合うと、笑ってくれた。

When our eyes met the baby smiled at me.

2

To correspond to; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with; to offset or counterbalance something.

U-VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

給料は仕事の責任に見合っているべきだ。

Pay should be commensurate with the responsibility of the job.

この家は値段に見合うだけの価値があるか考えよう。

Let's consider whether this house has value that matches its price.

努力に見合う結果を出したい。

I want to produce results that match my effort.

Word Relationships

Derivations
Masu-Form見合います
Nai-Form見合わない
Ta-Form見合った
Te-Form見合って
Ba-Form見合えば
Volitional Form見合おう
Imperative Form見合え
Potential Form見合える
Passive Form見合われる
Causative Form見合わせる
Causative Passive Form見合わせられる