顧みる
かえりみる
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about; to look behind (at)
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about- to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to look over one's shoulder
- to consider; to concern oneself about; to take notice of; to pay attention to; to take into consideration
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 顧みるかえりみる | 顧みますかえりみます |
| Negative | 顧みないかえりみない | 顧みませんかえりみません |
| Past | 顧みたかえりみた | 顧みましたかえりみました |
| Past negative | 顧みなかったかえりみなかった | 顧みませんでしたかえりみませんでした |
| Te-form | 顧みてかえりみて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 顧みられるかえりみられる |
| Passive | 顧みられるかえりみられる |
| Causative | 顧みさせるかえりみさせる |
| Volitional | 顧みようかえりみよう |
| Imperative | 顧みろかえりみろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 顧みればかえりみれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 顧みたらかえりみたら |
Example sentences
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I’ll never quit, never curry favor, and never look back!
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Today I reminisced on my youth yet again.
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She decorated her house regardless of cost.
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Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
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A hundred billion castaways are looking for a home.