待ち構える | Japanese meaning

待ち構える【まちかまえる】

Frequency rank: 4,772. – 4,779.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

Forms

待ち構える【まちかまえる】Frequency rank: 4,772. – 4,779.
待ちかまえる【まちかまえる】Frequency rank: 33,124. – 33,462.
待構える【まちかまえる】
まちかまえる

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きたい期待しながらまつ待つ．.じゅんび準備してまつ待つ．.まちうける待ち受ける．.

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Example sentences

5 results

1. 。

He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.

Tatoeba

2. 、。

He entered the room, to be confronted by a policeman.

Tatoeba

3. 。

I watched for the last chance.

Tatoeba

4. 、。

We arrived to find a huge meal ready for us.

Tatoeba

5. びっくりよう。

A surprise was in store for me at home.

Tatoeba

待ち構える【まちかまえる】

Frequency rank: 4,772. – 4,779.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

Forms

待ち構える【まちかまえる】Frequency rank: 4,772. – 4,779.
待ちかまえる【まちかまえる】Frequency rank: 33,124. – 33,462.
待構える【まちかまえる】
まちかまえる

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きたい期待しながらまつ待つ．.じゅんび準備してまつ待つ．.まちうける待ち受ける．.

Wiktionary

Example sentences

5 results

1. 。

He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.

Tatoeba

2. 、。

He entered the room, to be confronted by a policeman.

Tatoeba

3. 。

I watched for the last chance.

Tatoeba

4. 、。

We arrived to find a huge meal ready for us.

Tatoeba

5. びっくりよう。

A surprise was in store for me at home.

Tatoeba

待

N43

意wait; depend on

訓ま.つ、-ま.ち

音タイ

名まち、まつ

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構

N35

意posture; build; pretend

訓かま.える、かま.う

音コウ

名とち

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