trông ngóng
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Definition
Verb: - To wait for eagerly / to look forward to: To anticipate something or someone's arrival with strong hope and attention, often while watching or waiting. It conveys a sense of yearning and patient expectation.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cả gia đình đang trông ngóng bố đi công tác về. (The whole family is eagerly waiting for dad to return from his business trip.)
- Chúng tôi trông ngóng kết quả cuộc thi. (We are looking forward to the competition results.)
- Em bé trông ngóng mẹ từ cửa sổ. (The baby watched for her mother eagerly from the window.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb often implies a prolonged or emotional state of waiting, combining visual attention ("trông" - to look/watch) with hopeful anticipation ("ngóng" - to crane one's neck, to expect).
- It is commonly used for awaiting people, news, or important events, emphasizing the emotional investment of the subject.
Variants and Related Words
- Trông chờ (v): to wait for, to hope for. This is a close synonym but can sometimes be slightly less intense than "trông ngóng."
- Tôi trông chờ ngày gặp lại bạn. (I am waiting for the day I meet you again.)
- Mong ngóng (v): to long for, to yearn for. Very similar in meaning and emotional weight.
- Cô ấy mong ngóng tin tức từ người thân. (She yearns for news from her relatives.)
Synonyms
- To await eagerly
- To anticipate
- To look for (in the sense of expectantly watching for)
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Trông ngóng như trời trông mưa: To wait for something as eagerly as the earth waits for rain. This idiom intensifies the sense of desperate or deeply needed expectation.
- Người nông dân trông ngóng cơn mưa như trời trông mưa. (The farmers awaited the rain as eagerly as the sky awaits rain.)