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wish
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- pronunciation:
- wIsh
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Grammatical Patterns
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
wishes, wishing, wished |
definition 1: |
to long for; desire; want.
She wished her husband's safe return.He had long wished to visit India and Nepal.[verb + infinitive
]
What do you wish me to do now?[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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I wish that he would tell me what's bothering him.[verb + (that) + clause
]
He wished that he had a brother or a sister.[verb + (that) + clause
]
We all wished for the war to end soon.[verb + for smby/smth + infinitive
]
- synonyms:
- desire, long for, want
- similar words:
- covet, crave, desiderate, will, will, yearn for
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definition 2: |
to express wishes to or for.
I wish you well.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
]
We wish you good luck with your endeavors.[verb + object + object
]
- similar words:
- bid, will
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definition 3: |
(formal) to request or demand.
I wish an immediate apology.I wish to see the manager![verb + infinitive
]
- synonyms:
- demand, desire, request
- similar words:
- ask, ask for, command, crave, entreat, expect, implore, want
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definition 4: |
to bid.
As he stepped out the door, he wished us good day.[verb + object + object
]
- synonyms:
- bid
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related words: |
hope |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to desire; want (sometimes fol. by "for").
Everyone wishes for a peaceful solution to this problem.You may sit here, if you wish.- synonyms:
- want
- similar words:
- aspire, burn, care, crave, hanker, hope, hunger, itch, like, long, pine, please, thirst, will, yearn
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definition 2: |
to express or make a wish.
The farmers wished for an end to the terrible drought, but still the rain did not come.The child closed her eyes and wished for a beautiful white horse.Have you ever wished on a star?- similar words:
- appeal, ask, beg, beseech, command, demand, entreat, plead
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related words: |
yen |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a desire or longing for something.
I've had a wish to travel around the world since I was a child.- synonyms:
- desire, hope, longing
- similar words:
- ambition, appetite, aspiration, craving, fancy, hunger, inclination, itch, mind, passion, pleasure, thirst, whim, will, yearning, yen
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definition 2: |
an expression of a desire or wish.
He heard the woman's wish, but it was not in his power to fulfill it.- synonyms:
- desire
- similar words:
- appeal, command, demand, entreaty, plea, request, will
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definition 3: |
a thing wished for or desired.
He wanted to study medicine and eventually he obtained his wish.- synonyms:
- desire
- similar words:
- ambition, demand, desideratum, expectation, fancy, hope, inclination, passion, preference, request, requirement
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related words: |
behest, best, choice, design, want |
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