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meanings:
  - meaning:
    - To Disconnect Something
    - To Remove Something
    - to take off something
    examples:
      - ja: 眼鏡を外す
        en: take off one's glasses
      - ja: 上着のボタンを外す
        en: unbutton [undo the buttons of] one's coat
      - ja: 犬の鎖を外す
        en: unchain a dog
      - ja: 箱のふたを外した
        en: I removed the lid from the box.
      - ja: ドアの鍵かぎ［留め金］を外しなさい
        en: Unlock [Unlatch] the door.
      - ja: 彼は先発メンバーから外された
        en: He was removed [dropped/scratched] from the starting lineup.
  - meaning:
    - to leave the room
    - to leave the seat
    - to leave
    skip: true
    examples:
      - ja: 席を外す
        en: leave one's seat
      - ja: 彼はいつの間にか席を外していた
        en: He had slipped out of the room unnoticed.
      - ja: 彼はただいま席を外しております
        en: 〔電話などで〕He is not at his desk just now.
  - meaning:
    - to elude
    - to dodge
    - to evade
    examples:
      - ja: 相手の打撃を巧みに外した
        en: He skillfully dodged his opponent's blow.
      - ja: 彼女は私の質問を外した
        en: She evaded my question.
      - ja: 投手が次の一球を外した
        en: The pitcher wasted the next pitch.
      - ja: 投手はゆるい球で打者のタイミングを外した
        en: The pitcher threw the batter's timing off [upset the batter's timing] with a slow pitch.
  - meaning:
    - To Miss Something
    - to miss the mark
    examples:
      - ja: 機会［的］を外す
        en: miss a chance [the mark]
  - meaning:
    - To Exclude Something
    - to exclude someone
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