ひかえる

From Old Japanese 控ふ (hikapu), in the 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”) pattern.

Also conjugated as 控ゆ (hikayu), following 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”), since the Muromachi period.^[1][2]
Derived as a compound of the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of 引く (hiku, “to pull”) + ふ (-fu, repetitious suffix), with the 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”) pattern.^[3] Compare 抑える (osaeru, “to hold back”), from 押す (osu, “to push”), and 伝える (tsutaeru, “to communicate”), from earlier 伝つ (tutu, “to communicate”).

• (Tokyo) ひかえる (Nakadaka – )^[3][4][5]
• (Tokyo) ひかえる (Nakadaka – )^[3][4]
• IPA^(key):

ひかえる • (hikaeru) ^{←ひかへる (fikaferu)?}transitive or intransitive ichidan (stem ひかえ (hikae), past ひかえた (hikaeta))

1. (intransitive) wait nearby
2. (intransitive) be nearby, be at hand
3. (transitive) deal with, face, contend with

   出(しゅっ)産(さん)をひかえた婦(ふ)人(じん)

   shussan o hikaeta fujin

   women facing childbirth

4. (transitive) refrain, restrain (oneself or oneself’s actions)

   Synonym: 遠慮する (enryo suru)

   手(て)拍(びょう)子(し)は控(ひか)えてください

   tebyōshi wa hikaete kudasai

   please do not clap to the beat

5. (transitive) cut back
6. (transitive) jot down

   Synonym: メモする (memo suru)

• 控(ひか)え室(しつ) (hikaeshitsu, “waiting room”)