To Wish, To Desire, To Wish For
transitive verb, godan verb
If you have a hope and you turn it into a verb, you'd think it would be "to hope." But what is really behind a hope? It's a desire or wish, right? That's why this word means to wish or to desire.
のぞむ
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: Your one wish that you have is to have a bigger nose (のぞ). Feel your nose, it's too small. You wish it was two or three inches longer. Of course, if it helps to imagine you want a smaller nose or a nose at all, that's fine too. Just make sure you wish you have something nose-related.
何事もないことを望むよ。
I hope for nothing to happen.
あまり多くを望むと、自分がしんどくなるよ。
You'll wear yourself out if you expect too much.
ミドリさんは、どんな生活を望んでいるんですか？
What kind of life do you wish for, Midori-san?