Слово англійською: wish
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Переклад wish українською: хоті́ти, бажа́ти (мрі́яти про що, зроби́ти що і т. д.), бажа́ти кому́сь що (ща́стя і т. д.), побажа́ти кому́ що
Детальний опис
- [transitive] (not usually used in the present progressive tense) to want something to happen or to be true even though it is unlikely or impossible
- wish (that)… I wish I were taller.
- (British English also) I wish I was taller.
- I wish I hadn't eaten so much.
- ‘Where is he now?’ ‘I only wish I knew!’
- I wish you wouldn't leave your clothes all over the floor.
- She really wished she’d stayed on at college.
- He sat by the phone, wishing it would ring. ‘That’ is nearly always left out, especially in speech.
- wish somebody/something/yourself + adj. He's dead and it's no use wishing him alive again.
- wish somebody/something/yourself + adv./prep. She wished herself a million miles away.
Grammar Point wishwish- After the verb wish in sense 1, a past tense is always used in a that clause:
- Do you wish (that) you had a better job?
In more formal English, especially in North American English, many people use were after I, he, she, it instead of was:- I wish he were here tonight.
- [intransitive, transitive] (especially British English, formal) to want to do something; to want something to happen
- You may stay until morning, if you wish.
- ‘I’d rather not talk now.’ ‘(Just) as you wish.’
- wish to do something This course is designed for people wishing to update their computer skills.
- I wish to speak to the manager.
- I don't wish (= I don't mean) to be rude, but could you be a little quieter?
- wish somebody something She could not believe that he wished her harm.
- wish somebody/something to do something He was not sure whether he wished her to stay or go.
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitives- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
- beg
- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
- [intransitive] to think very hard that you want something, especially something that can only be achieved by good luck or magic
- If you wish really hard, maybe you'll get what you want.
- wish for something It's no use wishing for the impossible.
- He has everything he could possibly wish for.
- We couldn't have wished for a nicer hotel (= the hotel was exactly what we wanted).
- wish for somebody/something to do something She shut her eyes and wished for him to get better.
- [transitive] to say that you hope that somebody will be happy, lucky, etc.
- wish somebody something I wished her a happy birthday.
- Wish me luck!
- wish somebody well We wish them both well in their retirement.
More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objects- bet
- bring
- build
- buy
- cost
- get
- give
- leave
- lend
- make
- offer
- owe
- pass
- pay
- play
- post
- promise
- read
- refuse
- sell
- send
- show
- sing
- take
- teach
- tell
- throw
- wish
- write
Word OriginOld English wȳscan, of Germanic origin; related to German wünschen, also to wont.
Idioms - (informal) used to say that something is impossible or very unlikely, although you wish it were possible synonym if only
- ‘You'll have finished by tomorrow.’ ‘I wish!’
- A job at the BBC? You wish!
Phrasal Verbs