What does 待ち望む mean?
待ち望む is a Japanese verb meaning “to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for” in English. It is written as 待ち望む in kanji, まちのぞむ in hiragana, and machinozomu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
これを待ち望んでいました。
This is what I was waiting for.