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wishing

/ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

wishingnoun

Translations

желание

Her wishing for a better future was evident in her actions.

Её желание лучшего будущего было очевидно в её действиях.

пожелание

The wishing of good luck to the team was heartfelt.

Пожелание удачи команде было искренним.

Additional translations

мечта

стремление

Definitions

The act of expressing a desire or hope for something to happen.

Her wishing for a snow day was evident as she stared out the window at the cloudy sky.

Synonyms

wishinggerund / present participle

/ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

Used attributively in compounds such as "wishing well" to denote association with making wishes.

Definitions

Associated with or designed for making or expressing wishes.

Tourists tossed coins into the wishing well.

Synonyms

wishverb

wishing

Gerund

wished

Past Simple

wished

Past Participle

wishing

Gerund

/wɪʃ/

Translations

хотел(бы ..., чтобы)

I wish he would leave.

Я бы хотел, чтобы он ушел.

вот(... (если) бы)

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

Вот если бы я не съел так много.

хотеть

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

Не хочу Вас беспокоить, но он сказал, что вернется к полуночи.

желать(кому-либо)

I wished her a safe journey and waved her off.

Я пожелал ей счастливого пути и помахал ей рукой.

загадать

If you wish really hard, maybe you'll get what you want.

Если ты очень сильно загадаешь, возможно, получишь то, что хочешь.

Additional translations

хотелось(... бы, чтобы)

эх(... если бы / ... вот бы)

жаль(..., что)

пожелать

мечтать

Definitions

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.

Used with the past perfect to express that you feel sorry or sad about a particular action in the past

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

To want to do something

I wish to make a complaint.

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.

To hope that something you want will be made real because of good luck or magical powers

He has everything he could possibly wish for.

Synonyms

Antonyms

wishnoun

Definitions

A desire or hope for something to happen.

Her wish was to travel the world and experience different cultures.

An expression of a desire for someone's happiness or success.

He sent his best wishes for a speedy recovery.

A magical or supernatural request granted by a genie or similar entity.

The genie granted him three wishes after he rubbed the magic lamp.