を待ち望んでいる

eagerly looking forward to

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eagerly looking forward to A formal or emphatic way to say that someone is eagerly looking forward to or eagerly awaiting something. The anticipated thing is marked with を.

JA: 子どもたちは遠足を待ち望んでいる。

EN: The children are eagerly looking forward to the school trip.

私は君との再会を待ち望んでいる。

I’m eagerly looking forward to seeing you again.

その農民は稲が実る日を待ち望んでいる。

The farmer eagerly awaits the day when the rice ripens.

私たちは皆卒業を待ち望んでいる。

We are all eagerly looking forward to graduation.

生徒だけでなく先生も休暇を待ち望んでいる。

Not only the students but also the teachers are looking forward to the vacation.