見合わせる (Miawaseru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to exchange glances, to look at each other, to postpone, to put off”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto exchange glances; to look at each other
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto postpone; to put off; to withhold; to abandon
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto contrast; to compare
Examples
彼らは互いに顔を見合わせた。
They looked at each other.
私たちはお互いに顔を見合わせた。
We looked at each other.
彼らはマイクをキャプテンに選ぶのを見合わせた。
They held off choosing Mike as captain.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).