Definition

1. Verb:
   • To look forward to, to await with anticipation: "mong ngóng" expresses a state of eagerly waiting for something or someone, often with hope and longing.
   • To expect: It can also mean to anticipate or expect something to happen.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi đang mong ngóng kết quả kỳ thi. (I am looking forward to the exam results.)
  • Bà ấy ngày nào cũng ra cổng mong ngóng con trai trở về. (Every day, she goes to the gate, awaiting her son's return.)
  • Cả gia đình mong ngóng tin tức từ anh ấy. (The whole family is awaiting news from him.)

Advanced Usage

• "mong ngóng tin tức": to await news eagerly.

  • Họ đang mong ngóng tin tức từ nhà đầu tư. (They are eagerly awaiting news from the investor.)

• "mong ngóng ngày gặp lại": to look forward to the day of meeting again.

  • Chúng tôi mong ngóng ngày gặp lại nhau. (We look forward to the day we meet again.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mong (verb): to hope, to wish for. This is the root word and is more general.

  • Tôi mong bạn sẽ đến. (I hope you will come.)

• Mong chờ (verb): to wait for, to look forward to. Very similar in meaning to "mong ngóng," sometimes used interchangeably.

  • Mọi người đang mong chờ buổi hòa nhạc. (Everyone is looking forward to the concert.)

• Trông ngóng (verb): to look out for, to await. Emphasizes the visual aspect of waiting.

  • Người mẹ trông ngóng đứa con đi xa. (The mother looks out for her child who is far away.)

Synonyms

• Chờ đợi: to wait.
• Trông chờ: to hope for, to expect.
• Anticipate: to expect or look forward to something.

Related Phrases

• Lòng mong ngóng: the feeling of eager anticipation.
  • Lòng mong ngóng khiến thời gian trôi qua thật chậm. (The feeling of anticipation makes time pass so slowly.)

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