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まちかまえる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
The opponent is already lying in wait.
Alt. forms
待まち構かまえる
82%
待まちかまえる
16%
待まち構かまえる
まちかまえる
Pitch accent
ま
ちかまえる
ま
ちかまえ
る
Conjugations...Used in: 25
Composed of
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
Examples (3 in total)
Trials lie in wait.
The opponent is already lying in wait.
What was lying in wait there was, in a sense, a strange sight.