Wish meaning in English

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Definition

to wish: to want, to desire, to hope for verb
I would like to wish you a happy birthday. I really hope you have a wonderful day!
I wish to start on this project immediately. I want to begin right now.
a wish: a desire, a hope, a dream noun
Make a wish. Ask secretly for something you want.
Best wishes for a happy new year. We hope that all your dreams come true!
To get your wish. To have your wish come true.
to pass on, to send one's best wishes: to express (via another person) your desire for a person to be happy and healthy idiom

Examples

  • "He sends his best wishes to you all."
  • "Seeing as it's Christmas, now seems like a good time to wish you all a merry Christmas."
  • "I thank you in advance and wish your family great joy."
  • "Let me know how you wish to proceed."
  • "As we wrote in our press release, we would like to announce that Horatio Oléré, in conjunction with the Delavigne Corporation, wishes to make a donation of 10 million euros."
  • "Nerdy guy : If you wish."
  • "The Delavigne Corporation wishes to protect its staff as well as itself from any legal problems which might result from mishandled terminations."
  • "I can bring the necessary paperwork to your office this afternoon if you wish to go through with the recall."
  • "(We wish he'd go away)"
  • "Following this, we will open the floor to anyone who wishes to express their thoughts, concerns or (if applicable) praise."
  • "Steffi : We wish to have the Moulin Magic and the Amazon Passion."
  • "Though I am still mourning Stink (a period which will last 40 days and 40 nights), I have decided to communicate to you my wishes for your atonement."
  • "Wish us luck!"
  • "Jean : I wish I could live here forever!"
  • "Still, I wish we were at the staff party next door."
  • "Not only did you explicitly disobey my wishes, but somehow you managed to kidnap the most feared judge in California - Frederick F."
  • "Sometimes I just wish I could kiss the pain right out of you."
  • "What I meant to say was, I wish I had flown economy."
  • "If any of you wish to see some of the film being shot on location, you are welcome to look on in wonder!"
  • "Philip : Wish I'd go away?"

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