- 1. [v5u] to vie with another; to emulate each other
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | はげみあう | (hagemiau) |
| Polite | はげみあいます | (hagemiaimasu) |
| Past, plain | はげみあった | (hagemiatta) |
| Past, polite | はげみあいました | (hagemiaimashita) |
| Negative, plain | はげみあわない | (hagemiawanai) |
| Negative, polite | はげみあいません | (hagemiaimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | はげみあわなかった | (hagemiawanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | はげみあいませんでした | (hagemiaimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | はげみあって | (hagemiatte) |
| Potential | はげみあえる | (hagemiaeru) |
| Volitional | はげみあおう | (hagemiaou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | はげみあえば | (hagemiaeba) |
| Passive | はげみあわれる | (hagemiawareru) |
| Causative | はげみあわせる | (hagemiawaseru) |
| Imperative | はげみあえ | (hagemiae) |