wish
hope for; have a wish
How often you will meet it
Rank 312 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 65,117 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.031% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- hope for; have a wish I wish I could go home now
- prefer or wish to do something also: care, like Do you care to try this dish?Would you like to come along to the movies?
- make or express a wish I wish that Christmas were over
- feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of also: wish well
- order politely; express a wish for
- invoke upon also: bid wish you a nice eveningbid farewell
noun
- a specific feeling of desire also: wishing, want he got his wishhe was above all wishing and desire
- an expression of some desire or inclination also: indirect request I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leavehis crying was an indirect request for attention
wish in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I wish I was like you; I do indeed.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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Sir, in the way of pity, I wish you heart-whole.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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And your last year at college was--was all I could wish.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Such is not the life I should wish you to lead.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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I will only say, that I wish and hope I may succeed in accomplishing anything so great and beautiful.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1