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interwishing

wish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wish]
    • /wɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wish]
    • /wɪʃ/

Definitions of interwishing word

  • verb with object interwishing to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning. 1
  • verb with object interwishing to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the problem settled. 1
  • verb with object interwishing to entertain wishes, favorably or otherwise, for: to wish someone well; to wish someone ill. 1
  • verb with object interwishing to bid, as in greeting or leave-taking: to wish someone a good morning. 1
  • verb with object interwishing to request or charge: I wish him to come. 1
  • verb without object interwishing to desire; long; yearn (often followed by for): Mother says I may go if I wish. I wished for a book. 1
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Origin of interwishing

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English wisshen, Old English wȳscan; cognate with German wünschen, Old Norse æskja; akin to Old English wynn joy (see winsome), Latin venus charm (see Venus); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Interwishing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Interwishing

interwishing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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