Definition
to wish: to want, to desire, to hope for
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
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
- "He sends his best wishes to you all."
- "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."
- "I wish I could understand your complex language."
- "Sometimes I just wish I could kiss the pain right out of you."
- "Mr. Harry Potter wishes to make a withdrawal."
- "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."
- "Wishing you eternal happiness"
- "Philip : Wish I'd go away?"
- "On behalf of the entire flight crew, we would like to thank you once again for choosing English Airlines, and we wish you a pleasant stay in London, or wherever your travels may take you."
- "Still, I wish we were at the staff party next door."
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