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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Academics may think what they wish of Congress; this court’s jurisprudence ought not be grounded in such contempt.”
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Olivier Picard, Chair of the National Pharmacy Association called the approval of the pill "significant", adding that it could help patients who are unable or do not wish to take the injectable version.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Now, instead of having a few simple options like a burial or cremation, people may wish to have their ashes turned into diamonds or sent to space.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
For six years, there is not a day that has gone by that I haven’t been sad and upset and wish I’d done something different.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
I wish I could look into your eyes and tell you how much I love you.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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