みまう

[見舞う] ①［訪れて慰める］

〔訪問する， 慰める， 弔慰する〕

**visit

|他|(病人など)を見舞う∥ go to the hospital and visit her 病院へ行って彼女を見舞う / Had I known you were ill， I could have visited you. ＝If I had known you were ill， ... 君が病気だとわかっていればお見舞できたのに

**see

|他|【D】 (人)を訪問する， (病人)を見舞う

inquire after O

【D】 《正式》(人が)(第三者を通して)(人)の安否を尋ねる， 健康を尋ねる；…を見舞う《◆受身可》.

②［襲う］

〔やってくる， 来襲する， 降りかかる， 被る〕

**hit

|他|(事が)(人など)に打撃を与える《◆しばしば hard， badly を伴う》∥ We were hard ［badly］ hit by the lack of rain. 我々はひどい水不足に見舞われた.

見舞う
to ask after (health)
to visit

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みまう【見舞う】

①［訪れて慰める］

〔訪問する， 慰める， 弔慰する〕

**visit

|他|(病人など)を見舞う

go to the hospital and visit her 病院へ行って彼女を見舞う

Had I known you were ill， I could have visited you. ＝If I had known you were ill，... 君が病気だとわかっていればお見舞できたのに

**see

|他|〖D〗 (人)を訪問する， (病人)を見舞う

inquire after O

〖D〗 《正式》(人が)(第三者を通して)(人)の安否を尋ねる， 健康を尋ねる；…を見舞う《◆受身可》.

②［襲う］

〔やってくる， 来襲する， 降りかかる， 被る〕

**hit

|他|(事が)(人など)に打撃を与える《◆しばしば hard， badly を伴う》

We were hard ［badly］ hit by the lack of rain. 我々はひどい水不足に見舞われた.

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みまう【見舞う】

1 〔電話や手紙で〕 ask [inquire] after 《sb, sb's health》; 〔訪問して〕 ＝見舞いに行く (⇒みまい).

●入院中の友人を見舞う visit [call on] a friend in hospital.

2 〔襲来する〕 attack; 〔襲来させる〕 cause to attack. [⇒みまわれる]

●げんこつを 1 発見舞う strike sb with one's fist; give [deal] sb a clout [hard blow] 《on the head》.

●その後残酷な運命が彼らを見舞った. Subsequently a cruel fate was visited upon them.