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Origin of wish
synonym study for wish
1. Wish, desire, want indicate a longing for something. To wish is to feel an impulse toward attainment or possession of something; the strength of the feeling may be of greater or lesser intensity: I wish I could go home. Desire, a more formal word, suggests a strong wish: They desire a new regime. Want, usually colloquial in use, suggests a feeling of lack or need that imperatively demands fulfillment: People all over the world want peace.
OTHER WORDS FROM wish
wisher, nounwishless, adjectivein·ter·wish, verb (used with object), nounoutwish, verb (used with object)Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for wish
wish
/ (wɪʃ) /
verb
noun
See also wish on
Derived forms of wish
wisher, nounwishless, adjectiveWord Origin for wish
Old English wӯscan; related to Old Norse öskja, German wünschen, Dutch wenschen
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Idioms and Phrases with wish
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