望む — meaning in English
nozomu
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English meaning
- desire verb To want something strongly.
- hope verb To want something to happen and believe it might.
- undesirable adjective Not wanted; unpleasant or likely to cause problems.
- want verb To wish for or desire something.
- will verb A modal verb used to talk about the future, often with a sense of intention or certainty.
- wish noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.
Senses
望む is used for these senses in English:
- desire To want; to wish for earnestly.
- hope To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].
- undesirable Objectionable or not likely to please.
- want (intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
- wish (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
desire — full definition
- verb To want something strongly.
- noun A strong feeling of wanting something.
hope — full definition
- verb To want something to happen and believe it might.
- noun A feeling of trust or expectation that something good will happen.