Význam wish v slovenčine

• 0 used with the past simple to express that you feel sorry or sad about a state or situation that exists at the moment:

  • I wish (that) I was/were a bit taller.

  • I wish (that) you were coming with me, Peter.

  • I wish (that) I hadn't eaten so much.

  • I bet she wishes (that) she'd never got involved in the whole mess.

• 1 to want to do something:

  • As you wish, Sir. It will be done.

  • [ + to infinitive ] I wish to make a complaint.

  • Passengers wishing to take the Kings Cross train should board now.

  • I don't wish to worry you but he did say he'd be back by midnight.

  • [ + obj + adj ] Sometimes I was so depressed that I wished myself dead.

  • I wish she'd shut up for a minute and let someone else talk.

  • I wish you'd look at me when I'm trying to talk to you!

• 2 to hope or express hope for another person's success or happiness or pleasure on a particular occasion:

  • We wish you every success in the future.

  • I didn't even see her to wish her a happy birthday/wish a happy birthday to her.

  • I wished her a safe journey and waved her off.

  • I wished him well with his new venture.

• 3 to hope that something you want will be made real because of good luck or magical powers:

  • [ + that ] I remember blowing out the candles on my birthday cake and wishing that John Lee would be my boyfriend.

  • If I could wish myself anywhere in the world (= go anywhere as a result of making a wish) right now it would be somewhere hot and sunny.

  • He's funny, bright, handsome - everything a girl could wish for really.

  • "Your job must be very glamorous." "I wish!" (= not at all.)

  • "By the time I'm 40, I'll be rich." "You wish!" (= There is no chance of that happening.)

• 4 to welcome someone with particular words or a particular action:

  • He wishes me every morning.

• 5 a feeling of wanting something:

  • [ + to infinitive ] Did he express any wish to see me?

  • In accordance with his wishes (= what he wanted), he was buried next to his wife.

  • They've deliberately gone against my wishes and sold the house.

  • [ + that ] It was grandpa's greatest wish that one of his grandchildren would become a doctor.

• 6 something you say or write at the end of a letter, etc. to show that you hope someone is happy and has good luck:

  • He ended the letter "Best wishes, Carlo".

  • Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

  • With best wishes, Louise Foster.

  • When you see Joyce, please give her my good wishes.

• 7 a hope that is made real with magical powers:

  • [ + that ] If I could have just one wish I suppose it would be that all the fighting in the world would stop tomorrow.

  • Close your eyes and make a wish.

  • It's that part of the story where the fairy grants the little girl three wishes.

  • May all your wishes come true.

• 8 to desire some situation that is different from the one that exists:

  • I wish (that) I didn’t have to go to work today.

  • She wished she could afford a new car.

  • I wish I hadn’t eaten so much.

• 9 to hope that you will get something or that something will happen:

  • [ I ] I was wishing for summer so hard I could almost make it happen at that moment.

• 10 to want something, or want to do something:

  • [ + to infinitive ] If you wish to volunteer to work in the museum, please indicate what department you are interested in.

• 11 to express kind feelings for someone on a particular occasion:

  • Don’t forget to wish her a happy birthday.

  • I’m off for the interview now – wish me luck.

  • His old teammates wished him well (= hoped that he did well).