wish

Definition for wish

noun as in desire

Strongest matches

ambition, aspiration, choice, hope, inclination, intention, longing, prayer, preference, request, will, yearning

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disposition, hankering, hunger, invocation, itch, liking, pleasure, thirst, urge, want, whim, yen

verb as in desire

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aspire, choose, crave, envy, please, prefer, want, yearn

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beg, command, covet, elect, entreat, expect, fancy, hanker, hope, hunger, invoke, itch, like, long, need, order, request, solicit, thirst, will, yen

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desiderate, look forward to, pray for, set one's heart on, sigh for, spoil for

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Ms Allen-Wyatt is seen as an influential figure in Welsh women's football and has regularly spoken about her wish to inspire younger players.

From BBC

What binds them together is a belief that women are objects, to be used however the men who own them wish.

From Salon

Swinney sent a letter to Trump after his victory saying he wanted both countries to have a good relationship and wished him well.

From BBC

Cronin intimated that there could be even fewer notable nonconference games in future seasons if the Big Ten’s television partners get their wish to expand conference schedules from 20 to 22 games.

From Los Angeles Times

If Kennedy wishes to increase such funding, that’s all to the good.

From Los Angeles Times

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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.

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