控える – Vocabulary details

控ひかえる

Meanings

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...

今いまは控ひかえてください。Please refrain for now.

2. to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)

念ねんのため、車くるまのナンバーを控ひかえておいた。Just in case, I wrote down the car's license plate number.

Verb (1-dan, intransitive)

3. to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

後うしろに合あい図ずをすると、控ひかえていた二ふた人りがわたしの前まえに立たった。When I signaled behind me, the two who had been waiting stepped in front of me.

4. to be soon; to be in the offing

妻つまは出しゅっ産さんを控ひかえている。My wife is about to give birth.

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

5. to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)

彼かれの背はい後ごには大おお物もの政せい治じ家かが控ひかえている。He has a powerful politician backing him.

Alt. forms

Kanji used

控

refrain

Pitch accent

ひ

か

える

ひ

かえ

る

Conjugations...Used in: 4039

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

差さし控ひかえる

to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by

差さし控ひかえる

to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by

Examples (24 in total)

今いまは控ひかえてください。

Please refrain for now.

甘あまいものは控ひかえているんです。

I'm cutting down on sweets.

妻つまは出しゅっ産さんを控ひかえている。

My wife is about to give birth.