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N1 う-verb (む), Transitive verb

待(ま)ち望(のぞ)むto look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for

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    1. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to wait eagerly for, to look forward to

    All Forms

    待ち望む 【まちのぞむ】

    Details

      • ま

      • ち

      • の

      • ぞ

      • む

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    Examples

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      家族(かぞく)は私(わたし)からの朗報(ろうほう)を待(ま)ち望(のぞ)んでいる。

      My family is eagerly waiting for good news from me.

      • N1

      待(ま)ち望(のぞ)んでいた商品(しょうひん)がやっと家(いえ)に届(とど)きました。

      The product I'd been eagerly waiting for has finally arrived.

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      吉報(きっぽう)を待(ま)ち望(のぞ)んでいる社員(しゃいん)たちがソワソワしています。

      The employees, all eagerly waiting for good news, are visibly restless.

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      ライバル：「お前(まえ)を打(う)ち負(ま)かすことが出来(でき)るこの日(ひ)を待(ま)ち望(のぞ)んでいたぞ！」

      Rival: 'I've been waiting eagerly for the day I could finally defeat you!'

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      雪国(ゆきぐに)に住(す)む人(ひと)が春(はる)の到来(とうらい)を待(ま)ち望(のぞ)んでいることはわざわざ言(い)うまでもありません。

      It goes without saying that people living in snowy regions are eagerly waiting for spring to arrive.

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