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THE WORD · N5

消すけす

delete; turn off

Verbe · Group 1 verb

寝ねる前#1392580に電気でんきを消けしてください。

Turn off the light before you go to bed.

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Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: freight forwarder

English dictionary meanings

to erase
to rub out
to rub off
to cross out
to delete
to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.)
to switch off
to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.)
to put out
to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to eliminate
to get rid of
to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.)
to neutralize (poison)
to drown out (a sound)
to deaden
to absorb
to muffle
to kill
to murder
to bump off

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