wish

/wɪʃ/ verb

Translation

wish (that) › to want a situation that is different from the one that exists

dilemek, istemek

I wish that I didn't have to go to work. I wish he would leave. I wish I had been there.928

wish to do sth formal › to want to do something

yapmayı arzu etmek/dilemek

I wish to speak to the manager.928

wish sb luck/success, etc › to say that you hope someone will be lucky/successful, etc

şans/başarı dilemek

I wished him luck for his test.2118

I/you wish! informal › used to say that you would like something to be true although you know it is not true

Keşke...!'

"Have your exams finished yet?" "I wish!"927

(Definition of wish verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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