控える

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb · Transitive

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

2. Ichidan verb · Transitive

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

3. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

   to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

4. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

   to be soon; to be in the offing

5. Ichidan verb · Transitive

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

In Spanish

1. aguardar; abstenerse; contenerse

Kanji in this word

• 控

Example sentences

• 彼女かのじょは入試にゅうしを控ひかえて神経質しんけいしつになっていた。

  She was nervous before the entrance exam.

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• 先生せんせいは生徒せいとたちにそれらの単語たんごをノートに控ひかえておくよう指示しじした。

  The teacher told the pupils to write those words down in their notebooks.

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