Meanings

1. godan verb, transitive verbto finish; to get it over with; to conclude
2. godan verb, transitive verbto settle; to pay back
3. godan verb, transitive verbto get along (without something); to make do with (without)often with で

Examples

• 昼食はこれですまそう。

  This will have to do for lunch.

• 電話で済まそうと思いました。

  I thought I could settle it by phone.

• 夕食を済ませたら出かけるよ。

  I'll go out after having dinner.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 済ます

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