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wish
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- pronunciation:
- wIsh
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| 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.What do you wish me to do now?I wish that he would tell me what's bothering him.He wished that he had a brother or a sister.We all wished for the war to end soon.- 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.We wish you good luck with your endeavors.- 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!- 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.- 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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