待(ま)ち望(のぞ)む

Part of Speech

Verb 1

Meaning

to long for; to wait eagerly for

Example Sentences

  • 待(ま)ち望(のぞ)んでいたプロポーズをされて、涙(なみだ)が出(で)た。
    I was proposed to, something I had long been waiting for, and I cried.
  • 大学(だいがく)からの合格(ごうかく)の知(し)らせを待(ま)ち望(のぞ)んでいます。
    I am eagerly waiting for news of my university acceptance.

Tags

JLPT N1