No. 14,775 in Korean
바라면서
"While hoping" or "while wishing."
In a sentence
학생들이 시험을 잘 보기를 바라면서 선생님으로서 최선을 다했습니다.
Hoping that students perform well in their exams, I did my utmost as a teacher.
In this sentence, '바라면서' is used to express the speaker's wish (that students perform well) while performing the action of doing their utmost.
그녀는 그의 건강이 좋아지기를 바라면서 병문안을 갔다.
Hoping for his health to improve, she visited him in the hospital.
Here, '바라면서' expresses the action of hoping for someone's health along with the act of visiting them.
우리는 세계가 평화로워지기를 바라면서 캠페인을 조직했습니다.
Hoping for world peace, we organized a campaign.
In this example, '바라면서' combines the idea of hoping for peace with the act of organizing the campaign.
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