26.8. gy. TOP 3000 (példák)

intend verb /ɪnˈtend/ [T] szándékában áll megtenni vmit; szán vmire/vkinek vmit

We intend to go to Australia next year.

Somehow I offended him, which wasn't what I'd intended.

I don't think she intended me to hear the remark.

It was intended as a compliment, honestly!

pursue verb /pəˈsjuː/ [T] törekszik vmire, folytat; üldöz, hajszol

She decided to pursue a career in television.

We suspect that our boss is pursuing a hidden agenda.

want verb /wɒnt/ [T] akar vmit; kíván vmit/vkit

I want some chocolate.

She wants a word with you.

What do you want to eat?

Do you want me to take you to the station?

will modal verb /wɪl/ 1 óhajt, kíván (ajánlat, hajlandóság, képesség kifejezése); (tagadó alakban nem akarás/vmire képtelenség kifejezése) also: 'll

I'll give you a lift.

I've asked her but she won't come.

The car won't start.

would modal verb /wʊd/ 3 ('will' múlt ideje) (mások múltbeli szándékának/hajlandóságának/képességének kifejezése) also: 'd

The car wouldn't start this morning.

I asked her to talk to him, but she wouldn't.

aim noun /eɪm/ cél, célkitűzés [C]

He went to Paris with the aim of improving his French.

My main aim is to make people laugh.

concern noun /kənˈsɜːn/ [C or U] 2 érdekeltség; dolga vkinek, köze van hozzá; törődés; aggodalom

Our primary concern is safety.

intention noun /ɪnˈten.tʃən/ [C or U] szándék

It wasn't my intention to exclude her from the list - I just forgot her.

I've no intention of changing my plans just to fit in with his.

He's full of good intentions, but he never does anything about them!

Phrases and idioms:

aim to do sth szándékozik, törekszik vmire (az a célja hogy ...)

I aim to be a millionaire by the time I'm 35.

wish (that) bár, bárcsak (vmi más lenne), azt kívánja (, hogy)

I wish that I was/were a bit taller.

I wish I didn't have to go to work today.

I wish he would leave.

I wish I had been there.