済ます
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to finish; to get it over with; to conclude
2. to settle; to pay back
3. to get along (without something); to make do with (without) (often with で)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
すます
Examples25
電話
I thought I could settle it by phone.
７
By 7:00 she will have eaten dinner.
とにかく
At any rate, I did my duty.
私
I can't do without tobacco.
私
I cannot dispense with this book till Sunday.
昼食
This will have to do for lunch.