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US
/ˈwɪʃ/
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[ UK /wˈɪʃ/ ]
[ UK /wˈɪʃ/ ]
VERB
- feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
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prefer or wish to do something
Would you like to come along to the movies?
Do you care to try this dish? -
make or express a wish
I wish that Christmas were over -
invoke upon
wish you a nice evening
bid farewell - order politely; express a wish for
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hope for; have a wish
I wish I could go home now
NOUN
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(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
my best wishes
give him my kind regards -
the particular preference that you have
it was his last wish
they should respect the wishes of the people -
an expression of some desire or inclination
I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
his crying was an indirect request for attention -
a specific feeling of desire
he got his wish
he was above all wishing and desire
How To Use wish In A Sentence
- The Temple to the Hebrew God YHVH, built by King David, was destroyed and much of the Jewish population (Jew comes from the word Judah, one of the 12 tribes) were deported to Babylon, known to Jews as the Babylonian captivity. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
- The Girl relucted a little, upon which he gave her 3 Guineas, and wished he might be damned if he did not have her in 3 months. John Adams diary 1, 18 November 1755 - 29 August 1756
- And while everyone around wished the couple a happy married life, one of the guests decided to be a little cheeky.
- I am from the Jewish origin and I can talk a lot about Jewish trends including a paranoidal fear that 'someone will get us this time.' OpEdNews - Diary: Black Americans Don't Get It
- Add a little freshly sliced green chilli or a hint of chilli powder if you wish. Times, Sunday Times
- ‘If you've no wish to sell the charcoals,’ Rachel began, ‘I don't at all blame you.'
- The thanatological philosophies of spirit that Schelling here wishes were dead are in fact very much alivehence the reiterated forcefulness of his censure. Mourning Becomes Theory: Schelling and the Absent Body of Philosophy
- I do sometimes wish we could flag posts that are in some way related to post flags, when I'm feeling a bit daffy, which is always. MetaTalk
- I wish people would bother to learn some history instead of regurgitating propaganda.
- Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times