wish
/wi /
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Definition
Noun:
- A feeling of wanting something to happen or be true: A desire or hope for a particular thing.
- A polite expression of a desire for someone's well-being: Often used in the plural form to convey good intentions.
- An expressed will or command: Something that someone wants to be done.
Verb:
- To desire or hope for something: To feel or express a want for something that is not currently true or present.
- To express a desire for someone's welfare: To offer hopes for someone's happiness, health, or success.
- To politely request or prefer: Used to express a polite desire or inclination to do something.
Examples
Noun:
- Her greatest wish is to travel the world. (Her strongest desire is to travel the world.)
- Please send my best wishes to your family. (Please convey my polite hopes for your family's welfare.)
- It was his dying wish to see his grandson one last time. (It was his final expressed will to see his grandson.)
Verb:
- I wish I had more free time. (I desire that I had more free time, but I do not.)
- We wish you a speedy recovery. (We express a hope for your quick return to health.)
- Do you wish to continue? (Do you want or prefer to continue?)
Advanced Usage
- "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride": A proverb meaning that merely wishing for things does not make them happen.
- Dreaming of wealth is easy, but remember: if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
- "To not wish something on someone": To hope that someone does not have to experience something bad.
- This headache is terrible; I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
- "To wish something away": To hope that something unpleasant will disappear by simply wishing for it.
- You can't just wish your problems away; you must address them.
Variants and Related Words
- Wishful (adj): Having or showing a desire for something that is not easily attainable.
- It was just wishful thinking to believe he would change.
- Wisher (n): A person who expresses a wish.
- The well-wishers gathered to send him off.
Synonyms
- Desire (n/v): A strong feeling of wanting something.
- Hope (n/v): A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.
- Want (v): To have a desire to possess or do something.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Wish for: To desire or hope to get something.
- What did you wish for when you blew out the candles?
- Wish on/upon: To use something (like a star) as the object of a wish; or, to hope that something (usually bad) happens to someone.
- She wished upon the first star she saw. (Expression of a desire.)
- He wished bad luck on his rival. (Expression of a negative hope for someone.)
Related Idioms
- "Your wish is my command": A phrase humorously or formally indicating that one is ready to do whatever another person asks.
- Just tell me what you need—your wish is my command.
- "To make a wish": To express a silent hope, often associated with a ritual like blowing out birthday candles.
- Close your eyes and make a wish before you cut the cake.
Noun
- the particular preference that you have
- it was his last wish
- they should respect the wishes of the people
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
- give him my kind regards
- my best wishes
- 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
Verb
- invoke upon
- wish you a nice evening
- bid farewell
- order politely; express a wish for
- feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
- make or express a wish
- I wish that Christmas were over
- prefer or wish to do something
- Do you care to try this dish?
- Would you like to come along to the movies?
- hope for; have a wish
- I wish I could go home now