| VERB | emotion | wish | hope for |
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| emotion | wish, care, like | prefer or wish to do something | |
| communication | wish | make or express a wish / wish | |
| emotion | wish, wish well | feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of | |
| communication | wish | order politely | |
| communication | wish, bid | invoke upon | |
| NOUN | feeling | wish, wishing, want | a specific feeling of desire |
| communication | wish, indirect request | an expression of some desire or inclination | |
| communication | wish, regard, compliments | (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare | |
| cognition | wish | the particular preference that you have |
| Sounds | wih'sh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh... | |
| Meaning | A specific feeling of desire. | |
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| Synonyms | wishing, want | |
| Narrower | velleity | A mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain |
| Broader | desire | The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state |
| Spanish | afán, deseo | |
| Catalan | desig | |
| Verbs | wish | make or express a wish / wish |
| wish | hope for | |
| wish | feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of | |
| wish | prefer or wish to do something | |
| Meaning | An expression of some desire or inclination. | |
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| Example | "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave" | |
| Synonym | indirect request | |
| Broader | request, asking | The verbal / verbal / verbal act of requesting / requesting / requesting |
| Spanish | deseo, petición, ruego indirecto, voluntad | |
| Catalan | desig, petició, voluntat | |
| Verbs | wish | make or express a wish / wish |
| wish | hope for | |
| wish | feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of | |
| Meaning | (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare. | |
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| Example | "my best wishes" | |
| Synonyms | regard, compliments | |
| Broader | greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| Spanish | recuerdo, recuerdos | |
| Catalan | record | |
| Verbs | wish | invoke upon |
| Meaning | The particular preference that you have. | |
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| Broader | preference, druthers | The right or chance to choose |
| Meaning | hope for; have a wish. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They wish him to write the letter | |
| Example | "I wish I could go home now" | |
| Narrower | hope, trust, desire | Expect and wish |
| Broader | desire, want | Feel or have a desire for |
| Spanish | anhelar, ansiar, aspirar, desear, querer | |
| Catalan | anhelar, aspirar, delejar, desitjar, esperar, sospirar per | |
| Nouns | wish | an expression of some desire or inclination |
| wish, wishing | a specific feeling of desire | |
| Meaning | prefer or wish to do something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They wish him to write the letter; They wish to move | |
| Synonyms | care, like | |
| Narrower | please | Be the will of or have the will (to) |
| Broader | desire, want | Feel or have a desire for |
| Spanish | aspirar, gustar | |
| Catalan | aspirar | |
| Nouns | wish | a specific feeling of desire |
| Meaning | make or express a wish / wish. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "I wish that Christmas were over" | |
| Broader | express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to | articulate |
| Similar to | wish | Order politely |
| Spanish | aspirar, desear | |
| Catalan | aspirar, desitjar | |
| Nouns | wish | an expression of some desire or inclination |
| wish | a specific feeling of desire | |
| Meaning | Feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something | |
| Synonym | wish well | |
| Broader | desire, want | Feel or have a desire for |
| Opposite | begrudge, resent | wish ill or allow unwillingly |
| Spanish | aspirar, desear | |
| Catalan | aspirar | |
| Nouns | wish | an expression of some desire or inclination |
| wish | a specific feeling of desire | |
| Meaning | Order politely; express a wish / wish / wish for. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | order | make a request for something |
| Similar to | wish | make or express a wish / wish |
| Spanish | aspirar, desear | |
| Catalan | aspirar | |
| Meaning | Invoke upon. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "wish you a nice evening" | |
| Synonym | bid | |
| Narrower | congratulate, felicitate | Express congratulations |
| Broader | greet, recognize, recognise | Express greetings upon meeting someone |
| Spanish | decir, desear | |
| Nouns | wish | (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare |
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