wish
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1.0
- noun
- /wɪʃ/
:
deseo
- Well, I've granted your wish.
- make a wish
- a wish list
- express a wish
The jinn will fulfill that wish, Giralt, Just say it.
- The jinn will fulfill that wish, Giralt, Just say it.
- It doesn't go according to your wish, your will.
- I hope that we can grant your wish from the North Pole.
- And if I had one wish yet, it would be it.
- Did did someone make a wish on a cursed chicken foot?
- Listen baby, your wish is my command.
- So I could probably fulfill that wish within the next couple of days.
- That is his wish, his, his or her wish.
- Well this was a dyslexic's long time wish and it actually came true.
- That would be the greatest wish of the Jews in Israel.
- Second stage and afterwards comes the wish for protection.
- And it's like, may your wishes be granted.
- Otherwise how can someone carry out your wishes as your direct report?
- Then I want unlimited wishes and unlimited popcorn shrimp.
- and you make a wish, and for just a moment,
- My brain is hanging out of my skull, but my my one last wish was David.
Examples
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This is my last wish!
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You may get your wish, Father.
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Listen baby, your wish is my command.
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Go ahead, make a wish, baby.
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Because that was the last wish of a dying man.
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Having lost a husband, I have no wish for my son to become a soldier.
Fiction book (1990) -
Big change starts with small wishes, like I want to feel happier.
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The girl often expresses a wish that they had known one another.
Academic text (2011) -
May all your wishes tonight come true.
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On her birthday, she made a wish while blowing out the candles on her cake.
Synonyms
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1.0
A polite, formal asking for something to be done or given
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2.5
A serious request to someone in charge asking for help
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A strong desire for something you wish to have
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5.5
A strong, lasting wish for something you want but cannot get
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Etymology
Wish as a noun comes from the old idea of a 'desire' or request, like a thought you send into the world, which is why a wish is the thing you hope for (think of a child making a wish when they blow out candles or pull a wishbone).