Meaning of こす in Japanese

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Definition of こす

  1. (v5s) to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
  2. to go over (e.g. with audience)
  3. to pass time (e.g. a winter)

    どうやって彼らはあのテントで寒い冬を越せるのだろうか。
    How will they get through the cold winter in that tent?

  4. to surpass; to be better than; to exceed

    2030年までには、全人口の21パーセントが65歳を越すようになる。
    By 2030 twenty-one percent of its population will be over sixty-five.

  5. to move house

    おばあさんが隣に越してきた。
    An old lady moved to place next door.

  6. to go; to come →Related words: お越し

    またお越しください。
    Please come again.

  1. (v5s, vt) to filter; to strain

    その液体はうまくこせない。
    The liquid does not strain well.

  1. (v5s) to beat (a drum)
  2. to pluck up courage

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Sentences containing こす

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