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wish: I. noun II. transitive verb III. intransitive verb
wish for: transitive verb

I . wish <-es> [wɪʃ] N

1. wish (desire):

wish

жела́ние nt

against my wishes

вопреки́ мое́й во́ле

to express a wish that sth be done

вы́разить жела́ние сде́лать что-ли́бо

to have no wish to do sth

не име́ть жела́ния де́лать что-ли́бо

to make a wish that

пожела́ть, что́бы

2. wish (magic wish):

wish

пожела́ние nt

to make a wish that

загада́ть жела́ние, что́бы

3. wish pl (greetings, at end of letter):

wish

пожела́ния nt мн

good/best wishes

до́брые/наилу́чшие пожела́ния

II . wish [wɪʃ] VB trans

1. wish (feel a desire):

I wish she knew/I had a camera

мне хоте́лось бы, что́бы она́ зна́ла/у меня́ был фотоаппара́т

I only wish I could

е́сли б я мог

I wish I hadn't told you

хоте́лось бы, что́бы ты не от меня́ узна́л об э́том

2. wish form (want):

wish

3. wish (make a wish):

to wish (that)

пожела́ть (что́бы)

to wish oneself anywhere but there

пожела́ть быть где уго́дно, то́лько не здесь

4. wish (express good wishes):

wish

to wish sb well

жела́ть кому́-ли́бо добра́

III . wish [wɪʃ] VB intr

as you wish

как хоти́те

if you wish

е́сли жела́ете

wish for VB trans

1. wish for (want):

пожела́ть

I could have wished for greater enthusiasm

хоте́лось бы пожела́ть бо́льшего энтузиа́зма

you couldn't wish for better weather

лу́чшей пого́ды и пожела́ть нельзя́

2. wish for (through magic):

Usage examples with wishes

against my wishes

вопреки́ мое́й во́ле

good/best wishes

до́брые/наилу́чшие пожела́ния

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The prince was a risk taker, avoiding his parents' wishes for him to marry. en.wikipedia.org

She must love work, to preserve through all vicissitudes (for a woman who wishes to acquire such vast knowledge needs manly patience). en.wikipedia.org

There exists a no-drop policy response to domestic violence arrests, meaning that police must proceed with the case notwithstanding the wishes of the victim. en.wikipedia.org

With his questions finally answered, he becomes incredibly joyous and wishes to stay in his state forever. en.wikipedia.org

She wishes to contribute as much as possible to a retirement plan in order to minimize her current taxes. en.wikipedia.org

Though she always carries out his wishes, she is inherently decent and is frequently put off by her boss's greed. en.wikipedia.org

A company or individual who manufactures toothpaste wishes to get more people to buy their particular brand over another. en.wikipedia.org

Joey wishes that his toy dinosaur were real, and outside, a life-sized dinosaur attempts to enter the house. en.wikipedia.org

The public therefore rushed in great numbers and with an attitude of one who wishes to judge with circumspection, and, let us also say, with severity. en.wikipedia.org

They find themselves in the middle of a blizzard, but the master in his avarice wishes to press on. en.wikipedia.org

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