wish
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- noun
- /wɪʃ/
:
deseos
- Give my best wishes to your lovely wife.
- best wishes
- express wishes
He's a good friend and oh, Christmas wish that's right putting out there.
- He's a good friend and oh, Christmas wish that's right putting out there.
Examples
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Please, please give her my deepest wishes for a full recovery and a marvelous baby.
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We send our warmest wishes for your future happiness and success.
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Here is his Memorial Day wish for the United States.
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The staff takes into account the customer's wishes and does everything to satisfy them.
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May all your wishes tonight come true.
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What if I told you that if we all work together, we could still make our Christmas wishes come true?
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Please, Mr. Kiefer, we are talking about your mother's final wishes.
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She is a hard worker and we send our heartfelt wishes to her on this day.
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Best wishes.
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All her friends gathered to share their heartfelt wishes on her graduation day.
Synonyms
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A polite message that gives your good wishes to someone
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A warm message wishing someone happiness and success
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Kind words and actions that show someone wants another person to be happy or successful
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Etymology
Wishes (the polite plural) comes from the same root meaning 'desire' and turned into short phrases you give people to show you want 'good things' for them, which is why we send our best wishes at happy or sad times.