期き待たい

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期待する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	期き待たいする	期き待たいしない
Polite	期き待たいします	期き待たいしません
Past polite	期き待たいしました	期き待たいしませんでした
Past	期き待たいした	期き待たいしなかった
Te-form	期き待たいして	期き待たいしないで
Desire	期き待たいしたい	期き待たいしたくない
Potential	期き待たいできる	期き待たいできない
Passive	期き待たいされる	期き待たいされない
Causative	期き待たいさせる	期き待たいさせない
Causative passive	期き待たいさせられる	期き待たいさせられない
Volitional	期き待たいしよう
Polite volitional	期き待たいしましょう
Imperative	期き待たいしろ	期き待たいするな
Conditional	期き待たいすれば	期き待たいしなければ
Tara conditional	期き待たいしたら	期き待たいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

expectation; anticipation; hope

Used for looking forward to something positive, often with a sense of reliance or counting on a good outcome. Can be used as a noun or with する.

彼かれの活かつ躍やくに期き待たいしている。
I have high expectations for his success.
新しん製せい品ひんの発はっ表ぴょうを期き待たいして待まつ。
I wait in anticipation for the announcement of the new product.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

promising; up-and-coming

Used attributively with の to describe someone or something that shows great potential or is expected to succeed.

彼かれは期き待たいの新しん人じんだ。
He is a promising newcomer.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に期き待たいするto have expectations of someone; to count on someone
彼かれの才さい能のうに期き待たいしている。
I have high hopes for his talent.
期き待たいの〈人ひと〉a promising, up-and-coming (person)
彼かれは次じ世せ代だいを担になう期き待たいの選せん手しゅだ。
He's a promising athlete expected to lead the next generation.
期き待たいが高たかまるfor expectations to rise or build up
新しん作さく映えい画がへの期き待たいが高たかまっている。
Expectations for the new movie are rising.
期き待たいを裏うら切ぎるto betray/dash someone's expectations
結けっ果かはファンの期き待たいを裏うら切ぎるものだった。
The result was a letdown for the fans' expectations.

Expressions

乞こうご期き待たいdon't miss it; stay tuned; look forward to it
期き待たいに沿そうlive up to expectations; meet expectations
期き待たいにかなうlive up to expectations; meet expectations
期き待たいに応こたえるlive up to expectations; meet expectations
期き待たいをかけるpin one's hopes on; expect a lot from
期き待たいを寄よせるpin one's hopes on; look forward to; get one's hopes up

Kanji

期period, time, date
待wait, depend on

Related words· 18

希き望ぼうN3sense 1
希望 is a more general hope or wish for something desired, while 期待 carries a stronger sense of confidently counting on a good outcome.
予よ想そうN2sense 1
予想 is a neutral prediction or forecast with no emotional charge, whereas 期待 specifically implies hoping for a positive result.
願がん望ぼうN1sense 1
願望 is a personal desire or longing that may be unrealistic, while 期待 suggests a hope grounded in some reasonable expectation.
見み込こむN1
期待する is a general word for hoping/expecting something good, while 見込む adds a calculated or evaluative sense of factoring the outcome into a plan.

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待たい望ぼうN1
期待 is the general, everyday word for expecting or hoping for something, while 待望 stresses eager, sustained waiting and is more formal/literary.
嘱しょく望ぼう
期待 is the common, general word for expecting or hoping for something, while 嘱望 is a more formal term used almost exclusively for placing high hopes on a person's future.
当あてN2
期待 is the general word for hope or anticipation, while 当て refers specifically to an expectation one is relying on happening.
期き待たい感かん
期待 is the general noun/suru-verb for 'expectation' or 'hope', while 期待感 focuses on the felt emotional sense or atmosphere of anticipation.
予よ期きN3
期待 carries a hopeful, positive nuance of looking forward to something, whereas 予期 is neutral and can include negative or unwelcome outcomes.
有ゆう望ぼうN2
期待 is a noun/suru-verb meaning 'expectation' focusing on the act of hoping, whereas 有望 describes the inherent promise of a person or thing.
見み込こみN1
期待 carries a stronger emotional sense of hoping or anticipating, whereas 見込み is more objective, based on evidence or calculation.
待まつN5
待つ often involves physically spending time until something happens, whereas 期待する is about hoping or expecting without necessarily waiting.
ホープ
期待 refers to the expectation people place on someone, whereas ホープ names the promising person who is the object of that expectation.
望のぞむN3
期待する focuses on anticipating a good outcome from someone, while 望む in this sense stresses hoping that someone will act a certain way.
待まち望のぞむN1
期待する focuses on expecting a good outcome or result, while 待ち望む emphasizes the emotional longing for an event to arrive.
首くびを長ながくするN1
期待する is a neutral verb meaning to expect or hope for something, while 首を長くする specifically conveys eager, visible impatience while waiting.
楽たのしみN4
期待 is a neutral word for expectation or hope that may or may not be pleasant, while 楽しみ specifically means looking forward to something enjoyable.
望のぞみN3
期待 means expecting something to happen based on evidence or trust, while 望み (as a prospect) is a hope for a good outcome even without strong grounds.

Opposites

失しつ望ぼうN3sense 1
期待 is the hopeful anticipation before an outcome, while 失望 is the disappointment felt when that hope is not met.

Don't confuse with

予よ期きN3sense 1
予期 means to anticipate or foresee something neutrally (good or bad), while 期待 specifically means hoping for a positive outcome.

Word family· 12

期き待たい値ち
expected value; expectation · expectations; what one hopes for · expectation value
期き待たい感かん
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
期き待たい権けん
expectant right; contingent right
期き待たい薄うす
unpromising; not to be relied on; of little hope
期き待たい収しゅう益えき
expected revenue; expected earnings; expected return

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期き待たい理り論ろん
expectancy theory
期き待たい通どおり
as expected; as hoped for
期き待たい外はずれ
disappointment; let-down
期き待たい収しゅう益えき率りつ
expected rate of return
適てき応おう的てき期き待たい
adaptive expectations

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Etymology

Sino-Japanese word from 期 (period, expect) and 待 (wait). The combination conveys waiting with expectation.