āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to wish
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to desire something to occur or to be true even though it is improbable or not possible
Transitive: to wish that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They wished they had invested in the stock market years ago.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to want to do or have something
Transitive: to wish to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She wishes to improve her skills in painting by taking a class.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to hope or want something to be in a particular state
Complex Transitive: to wish sth [adj]
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He wished the problem solved, but no easy solutions existed.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻšā§āĻ, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to express a desire or hope for something to happen in the future
Intransitive: to wish for sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They wished for happiness as they celebrated the new year together.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to convey a desire for someone to experience happiness, success, or good fortune
Ditransitive: to wish sb good fortune
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Before the trip, I wished them a safe and enjoyable journey.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to ask for something in a polite manner, often expressing a desire or hope
Ditransitive: to wish sb to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She wished him to take a moment and reconsider his decision.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž
a feeling of desire for something or of wanting something to happen
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž
an expression of some desire or inclination
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž
the particular preference that you have
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āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž
(usually plural) a polite expression used to convey a desire for someone's happiness or well-being.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The card included warm wishes for their future together.
āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
wishing
wish
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
