任せる | Japanese meaning

任せる【まかせる】

Frequency rank: 592.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to
to passively leave to someone else's facilitiessee also 想像に任せる
to leave to take its natural coursesee also 成り行きに任せる
to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)
to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something donesee also 力任せ

Forms

任せる【まかせる】Frequency rank: 592.
委せる【まかせる】
まかせるFrequency rank: 8,647. – 8,659.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to

This meaning is used when one person assigns a responsibility or task to another, indicating trust in their ability to handle it.

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I decided to entrust that project to him.

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My mother entrusted me with cooking.

to passively leave to someone else's facilities

This refers to allowing another party to manage or take care of a situation or task without intervention, highlighting a hands-off approach.

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I leave the travel planning to the travel agency.

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I left the management of the shop to him.

to leave to take its natural course

This indicates allowing a situation to develop naturally without interference, showing confidence in the outcome.

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I intend to leave the outcome to nature.

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I left the resolution of that issue to time.

to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)

This meaning suggests proceeding with an action without a fixed goal, allowing it to unfold organically.

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I decided to go with the flow and enjoy the present.

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I didn’t make any plans and just left it to my whims.

to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

This usage emphasizes having complete confidence in someone's skills or experience to achieve a particular task.

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I rely on his ability and feel reassured.

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I moved forward with the project relying on her years of experience.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to decide to entrustto entrust a taskto leave it to himto leave it to chanceto let time take its courseto entrust everythingto rely fully on (someone's) abilitiesto leave it up to (someone's) discretionto leave it entirely to (someone)to let things happen naturallyto leave it to the boss

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

けんげん権限などをたにん他人にゆずって譲ってじゆうに自由にやらせる．.

しかい司会をはしもと橋本くん君にまかせる任せる
まかせた任せたぞ．.
おまかせくださいお任せ下さい．.きごう/まかせて任せてください下さい．.きごう/まかせて任せて．.きごう/まかせて任せてくれ．.きごう/まかせ任せとけ．.きごう（きごう「じぶん自分にさせてほしいきごう」、またきごう「うまくやってみせるきごう」といったにゅあんすニュアンスきごう）

すきなように好きなようにさせる．.

そのままにする．.ほうち放置する．.

にわ庭をあれる荒れるにまかせる任せる

いきおい勢いのままにする．.

きごう（うちけし打ち消しのかたち形できごう）できない．.うまくいかない．.

おもうに思うにまかせない任せない

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Example sentences

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1. よう。

I've ended up in my present state from having indulged myself.

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