待ち望む (まちのぞむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

待ち望む (まちのぞむ) means to wait eagerly / to look forward to.

See example sentences below.

待ち望む at a glance

待ち望む

まちのぞむmachinozomu

N1verb

to wait eagerly / to look forward to

待ち望むまちのぞむmachinozomuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to wait eagerly / to look forward to

Example 1

新しいゲームを待ち望んでいる。

Translation

I am eagerly waiting for the new game.

Example 2

夏休みをずっと待ち望んでいた。

Translation

I have been looking forward to summer vacation for a long time.