済ます

Meaning

1. v5svt
   to finish; to get it over with; to conclude
2. v5svt
   to settle; to pay back
3. v5svt
   to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

Example sentences

• 電話で済まそうと思いました。

  I thought I could settle it by phone.

• 抜歯しないで済ます方法はありますか。

  Is there any other way besides extraction?

• 電話はなしでは済まされないものだ。

  A telephone is something you can't do without.