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- [wish-fuh l]
- /ˈwɪʃ fəl/
- /ˈwɪʃfʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wish-fuh l]
- /ˈwɪʃ fəl/
Definitions of wishful word
- adjective wishful having or showing a wish; desirous; longing. 1
- noun wishful Having or expressing a desire or hope for something to happen. 1
- adjective wishful hoping for sth 1
- adjective wishful having wishes or characterized by wishing 0
- adjective wishful having or showing a wish; desirous; longing 0
- adjective wishful (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Wished-for; desired, wanted. 0
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Origin of wishful
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
First recorded in 1515-25; wish + -ful
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Parts of speech for Wishful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wishful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
wishful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wishful
adjective wishful
- aspiring — If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it.
- hopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- aspirant — Someone who is an aspirant to political power or to an important job has a strong desire to achieve it.
- would-be — wishing or pretending to be: a would-be wit.
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