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wish

wish
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Transcription

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

Definitions of wish word

  • verb with object wish 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 wish to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the problem settled. 1
  • verb with object wish to entertain wishes, favorably or otherwise, for: to wish someone well; to wish someone ill. 1
  • verb with object wish to bid, as in greeting or leave-taking: to wish someone a good morning. 1
  • verb with object wish to request or charge: I wish him to come. 1
  • verb without object wish 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 wish

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.

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wish 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".

wish usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wish

noun wish

  • desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
  • aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
  • hopeAnthony, pen name of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins.
  • yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
  • longing — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.

verb wish

  • covet — If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
  • need — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
  • require — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
  • crave — If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
  • aspire — If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it.

Antonyms for wish

noun wish

  • disinclination — the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.
  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.

verb wish

  • spurn — to reject with disdain; scorn.
  • answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
  • despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.

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