Vocabulary
What does 待ち望む (まちのぞむ, machinozomu) mean?
待ち望む (まちのぞむ, machinozomu) means to eagerly await, long for.
Quick facts| Reading | まちのぞむ |
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| Romaji | machinozomu |
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| Part of speech | godan verb, transitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmachinozomu
to eagerly await, long for
- 1godan verb · transitive to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
Example sentences
皆が新製品の発売を待ち望んでいる。
Everyone is eagerly awaiting the release of the new product.
彼女は子供の誕生をずっと待ち望んでいた。
She had long been eagerly awaiting her child's birth.
