English
rank|lay|along|four|331|wish|gone|times|girl
Etymology
Old English wyscan
Pronunciation
AHD|wÄsh, IPA|/wɪʃ/, SAMPA|/wIS/
audio|en-us-wish.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪʃ
Homophones
whish (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Verb
en-verb|wish|es
- (with for) to hope (for a particular outcome)
- ditransitive to bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something)
#:We wish you a Merry Christmas.
- To request or desire to do an activity.
#:I wish to complain.
Usage notes
In sense 3, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Translations
trans-top|to wish
Arabic: ARchar|رغب|رَغَبَ (ráğaba)
Czech: přát si, přát
Danish: ønske
Dutch: wensen, willen
French: souhaiter, espérer
German: wünschen
Greek: εÏχομαι (éfkhome)
Icelandic: óska
Indonesian: harapan, keinginan
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Japanese: 願ㆠ(ããŒã†, negau)
Korean: 빌다 (bilda), ë°”ë¼ë‹¤ (barada), ì›í•˜ë‹¤ (wonhada)
Old English: willan
Polish: życzyć
Russian: желать (želát’)
Spanish: desear
Swedish: önska
Telugu: à°…à°à°¿à°²à°·à°¿à°‚à°šà± (abhlashiMchu), కోరౠ(kOru)
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Noun
en-noun|es
- a will for something to happen.
#:Your dearest wish will come true.
Translations
trans-top|a wish
Arabic: ARchar|رغبة (ráğeba) f
Chinese: 愿望 (yuà nwà ng)
Czech: přánà n
Dutch: wens
Estonian: soov
French: souhait
German: Wunsch m
Hindi: इचà¥à¤›à¤¾ (ićÄÄ)
Icelandic: ósk f
Italian: desiderio m
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Japanese: 願ㄠ(ããŒã„, negai)
Korean: ì†Œì› (soweon)
Kurdish: KUchar|هیوا
Marathi: इचà¥à¤›à¤¾ (ićÄÄ), वासना (vÄsnÄ)
Polish: życzenie n
Portuguese: desejo m
Russian: желание (želánije) n
Spanish: deseo m
Swedish: önskan
Telugu: కోరిక (kOrika), à°…à°à°¿à°²à°¾à°· (abhilaasha)
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See also
velleity
Category:Emotions
Category:English control verbs
Category:English homophones
Category:English transitive verbs
Category:Thinking
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