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
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“I started feeling a while back ‘you know, I wish I had a place to put these conversations,’” Mason said in a recent interview.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Among those who do participate, many wish they had more guidance on how to invest their retirement assets.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
There are scattered moments of levity on “The Great Divide,” but one can’t help but wish for a few more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The first Lions match may be when England get their wish in seeing 22-year-old left-hander James Rew face the new ball.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Either way, I was getting my wish and moving into student housing at last.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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