wishes
Meaning of wishes
verb, 3rd person present
- feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen.
we wished for peace
he wished that he had practised the routines
- want to do something.
they wish to become involved
- hope that (someone) has to deal with someone or something undesirable.
he wouldn't wish Arthur on anyone
- a desire or hope for something to happen.
the union has reiterated its wish for an agreement
her wish to be a mother
Old English wȳscan, of Germanic origin; related to German wünschen, also to ween and wont.
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Hyphenation of wishes
wishes
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- wishes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
wishes synonyms
Meaning strongly wish for or want (something):
Meaning have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for:
Meaning feel a powerful desire for (something):
Meaning yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another):
Meaning attempt to find (something):
Meaning feel a desire or liking for:
Meaning feel a keen desire for (something lacking or absent):
Meaning feel concern or interest; attach importance to something:
Meaning decide on a course of action:
Meaning wish or desire to do something:
Meaning a yearning desire:
Meaning a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen:
Meaning a feeling of intense longing for something:
Meaning a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition:
Meaning a strong desire or impulse:
Meaning a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained:
Meaning a powerful desire for something:
Meaning a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat:
Meaning a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something:
Meaning strong sexual desire:
Meaning a hope or ambition of achieving something:
Meaning a purpose or intention; a desired outcome:
Meaning a strong desire to do or achieve something:
Meaning a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal:
Meaning a strong desire to have or do something:
Meaning the basic monetary unit of Japan:
Meaning a restless or strong desire to do something:
Anagrams of wishes
Words that rhyme with wishes
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