wish
Usage
What are other ways to say wish?
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 verb, suggests a strong wish: They desire liberation. Want, usually colloquial in use, suggests a feeling of lack or need that imperatively demands fulfillment: People all over the world want peace.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I didn’t say that, of course, but I wish I had.
From Salon
In fact, I wish I didn't have to make a prediction here, but I've been told I have to.
From BBC
That’s the biggest thing I wish I could go back and change about my youth.
"It will be a difficult game of course and naturally I wish him well. At least he's getting a side with a bit of confidence."
From BBC
“I wish they wouldn’t have closed it to begin with.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
