English

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Etymology
Old English wyscan

Pronunciation
AHD|wĭsh, IPA|/wɪ�/, SAMPA|/wIS/
audio|en-us-wish.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪ�

Homophones
whish (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Verb
en-verb|wish|es

1. (with for) to hope (for a particular outcome)
2. ditransitive to bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something)

#:We wish you a Merry Christmas.

1. 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|ر�غ�ب� (rá�aba)
Czech: p�át si, p�át
Danish: ønske
Dutch: wensen, willen
French: souhaiter, espérer
German: wünschen
Greek: ε��ομαι (éfkhome)
Icelandic: óska
Indonesian: harapan, keinginan
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Japanese: �� (���, negau)
Korean: �� (bilda), ��� (barada), ��� (wonhada)
Old English: willan
Polish: życzy�
Russian: жела�� (želát�)
Spanish: desear
Swedish: önska
Telugu: �భిలషి��� (abhlashiMchu), ��ర� (kOru)
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Noun
en-noun|es

1. a will for something to happen.

#:Your dearest wish will come true.

Translations
trans-top|a wish
Arabic: ARchar|رغبة (rá�eba) f
Chinese: �� (yuànwàng)
Czech: p�ání n
Dutch: wens
Estonian: soov
French: souhait
German: Wunsch m
Hindi: ����ा (i���)
Icelandic: ósk f
Italian: desiderio m
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Japanese: �� (���, negai)
Korean: �� (soweon)
Kurdish: KUchar|���ا
Marathi: ����ा (i���), वासना (v�sn�)
Polish: życzenie n
Portuguese: desejo m
Russian: желание (želánije) n
Spanish: deseo m
Swedish: önskan
Telugu: ��రి� (kOrika), �భిలాష (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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