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wish
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- pronunciation:
- wIsh
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb, intransitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a desire or hope for something that may or may not be obtained.
My grandmother's wish is that everyone will come to her house for Thanksgiving.When I was little, I made a wish to be able to fly. I'm still sad that it didn't come true!- synonyms:
- desire, hope, longing
- similar words:
- ambition, appetite, aspiration, fancy, hunger, inclination, itch, mind, passion, pleasure, thirst, whim, will, yen
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| definition 2: |
a thing wished for or desired.
He got his wish.- synonyms:
- desire
- similar words:
- ambition, demand, expectation, fancy, hope, inclination, passion, preference, request, requirement
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| related words: |
choice, want |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
wishes, wishing, wished |
| definition 1: |
to long for; desire; want.
I wish that he would come home soon.- synonyms:
- desire, long for, want
- similar words:
- covet, crave, will
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| definition 2: |
to express wishes to or for.
I wish you good luck.- similar words:
- bid
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| related words: |
hope |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to desire; want.
We can have dinner earlier tonight, if you wish.- synonyms:
- want
- similar words:
- aspire, burn, care, crave, hanker, hope, hunger, itch, like, long, please, thirst, will
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| definition 2: |
to express or make a wish.
He closed his eyes and wished for his father to be able to come home for his birthday.- similar words:
- appeal, ask, beg, beseech, command, demand, entreat, plead
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