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wish

Noun CEFR A1 Common
wɪʃ

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
  3. An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.
  4. The thing desired or longed for.
  5. A water meadow.

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of wish.

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Equivalents

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Azərbaycan diliarzu etmək
Беларускаяжадацьпажадаць
Българскижелая
Catalàdesitjar
Cymraegdymuno
Danskønske
Esperantodeziri
Eestisoovima
Euskaranahi izan
Gàidhligguidhguidheiarriarraidh
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻimakemake
Magyarkíván
Հայերենցանկանալ
Bahasa Indonesiaharapankeinginanmausuruhan
Íslenskaóska
ქართულინდომა
Қазақ тіліқалаутілеу
ភាសាខ្មែរបួងផ្សង
Lietuviųnorėti
Te Reo Māorihōkakamanakominapīrangi
Монголхүсэх
Maltitixtieq
Nederlandswensenwillen
Românădoriura
Slovenčinapriať
Slovenščinaželeti
Shqipuroj
తెలుగుకోరు
Тоҷикӣхостан
اردوچاہنا

Examples

“It is my wish that the bequest (should) be given to an almshouse.”
make someone's wish come true
Send this message to six beings of your acquaintance, and your greatest wish shall come true!”
make a wish
LESTER: You believe in wishes? I mean, you believe they come true? CHESTER: Nah. I believe in wishes, but I don't believe they come true. Not unless it's a real easy wish, like "I wish I was at a birthday party." But you gotta blow out all the candles, or else the wish don't come true. If one candle stays lit, you don't get your wish.”
“My dearest wish is to see them happily married.”
You have my best wishes.”
“"I suppose all old soldiers are the same," said Mrs White. "The idea of our listening to such nonsense! How could wishes be granted in these days? And if they could, how could two hundred pounds hurt you, father?" / "Might drop on his head from the sky," said the frivolous Herbert.”
There was Evans, and that marvel among actors, Wish, who is also a modest man. We had all come down to the Mermaid Club that Saturday morning, except Clayton, who had slept there overnight […]”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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