見届ける

みとどける【見届ける】

make sure

〖D〗 《略式》〔事実などを/…したことを〕確かめる〔of/(that)節， wh節〕

see O with one's own eyes.

▲see an end of ［to］ O (いやなこと)が終ってくれる， …が終るのを見届ける.

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みとどける【見届ける】

〔終結を確認する〕 ascertain; verify; make sure 《of…, that…》; assure oneself 《of…, that…》; satisfy oneself 《of…, that…》.

●最後まで見届ける watch 《a happening》 to the end 《of it》; see 《it》 through.

●子供が成人するまでは見届けたい. I would like to see my children through to adulthood.

・彼が帰宅するまでを見届けた. I watched him until he went home.

・教え子の成功を見届けて安心した. I was reassured to see my student achieve success.