WISH


Meaning of WISH in English

I

n.

desire

1) to make a ~

2) to fulfill, realize a ~

3) to get one's ~

4) to express a ~

5) to respect smb.'s ~

6) a fervent, strong; unfulfilled ~

7) the death ~

8) a ~ for (a ~ for peace)

9) a ~ to + inf. (they expressed a ~ to visit the museum)

10) a ~ that + clause; subj. (the editor respected her ~ that the contribution not be/should not be announced publicly)

11) against smb.'s ~es (the project was carried out against our ~es)

12) in accordance with smb.'s ~es

greetings

13) to extend, offer, send one's (best) ~es

14) one's best, good, warm, warmest ~es

15) one's ~es for (one's best ~es for the New Year)

II

v.

1) ( A ; usu. without to ) they ~ed us good luck

2) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ for (we were ~ing for cool weather)

3) ( E ) I ~ to lodge a complaint

4) ( formal ) ( H ; no passive) do you ~ me to stay?

5) ( L ) we ~ that he would settle down

6) ( misc. ) to ~ smb. well ('to hope that things will go well for smb.')

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.