任せる

まかせる

to entrust to another, to leave to

Also:to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.), to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full

What does 任せる mean?

任せる is a Japanese verb meaning “to entrust to another, to leave to” in English. It can also be translated as “to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.), to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full” depending on context. It is written as 任せる in kanji, まかせる in hiragana, and makaseru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

最終決定は彼に任せた。

We left the final decision to him.

ご想像にお任せします。

I'll leave it up to your imagination.