не хотел уходить

didn't want to leave

→ не
phrase Uncommon #19,598
didn't want to leave The examples also show present-tense forms such as не хочу уходить (“I don't want to leave”) and не хочет уходить (“he/she doesn't want to leave”). хотел is masculine past tense; the feminine form is не хотела уходить.
RU: Он не хотел уходить с вечеринки.
EN: He didn't want to leave the party.

Том не хотел уходить с пустыми руками.

Tom didn’t want to leave empty-handed.

Вот почему он не хотел уходить.

That is why he didn't want to leave.

— Солнечные понедельники (2002)

Том не хотел уходить, но ушёл.

Tom didn’t want to leave, but he did.

Том не хотел уходить, и я тоже.

Tom didn't want to leave, and neither did I.

Я не хотел уходить.

I didn't want to leave.

— Сенна (2010)