Definition of こす
- (v5s) to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
- to go over (e.g. with audience)
- 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? - 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. - to move house
おばあさんが隣に越してきた。
An old lady moved to place next door. - to go; to come
またお越しください。
Please come again.