No. 2,248 in Japanese
見逃す
To miss; to overlook; to let go.
In a sentence
彼は映画を見逃した。
He missed the movie.
In this sentence, 見逃す (minogasu) is used to express missing an event or an opportunity, specifically not being able to see the movie.
忙しくて番組をすべて見逃した。
I was so busy I missed all the programs.
Here, 見逃す is applied to illustrate missing viewing these particular TV programs due to being occupied.
彼のミスを見逃してあげました。
I overlooked his mistake.
In this context, 見逃す means to intentionally overlook or not point out someone's error.
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