候 — meaning in English

English meaning

• await verb To wait for something or someone, often with a sense of expectation.
• expect verb To believe that something will happen.

Senses

候 is used for these senses in English:

• await (transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
• hold out (idiomatic, often, with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
• hold up (intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
• stand by (idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to be ready.

expect — full definition

1. verb To believe that something will happen.
2. verb To regard something as required or owed.
3. verb To be pregnant.

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