wish

/wɪʃ/ noun [C]

Translation

WANT › what you want to do or what you want to happen

istek, dilek, arzu

The hospital always tries to respect the wishes of its patients. I have no wish to travel the world.927

SECRET › something that you say secretly to yourself about what you want to have or happen

dilek, dilek tutma

She closed her eyes and made a wish.927

best wishes › something you say or write at the end of a letter, to show that you hope someone is happy and has good luck

İyi şanslar!'

Please give her my best wishes when you see her.2337

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

real or true

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