Wish definition
Wish is a verb meaning "to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something." It has 9 meanings, as a verb and a noun, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- verb, noun
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
Wish as a verb
to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
"I wish I could go home now"
Same sense: like, care
make or express a wish
"I wish that Christmas were over"
feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
Same sense: wish well
order politely; express a wish for
invoke upon
"wish you a nice evening"
Same sense: bid
Wish as a noun
a specific feeling of desire
"he got his wish"
Same sense: want, wishing
an expression of some desire or inclination
"I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"
Same sense: indirect request
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
"my best wishes"
Same sense: regard, compliments
the particular preference that you have
"it was his last wish"
Synonyms and antonyms
- like
- care definition
- wish well
- bid
- want definition
- wishing
- indirect request
- regard
- compliments
Opposite: begrudge.
How to say wish
Wish has 1 syllable and rhymes with fish. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with wish
- fish
- dish
- catfish
- goldfish
- jellyfish
- shellfish
- starfish
- swish
- swordfish
- crawfish
- whitefish
- cuttlefish
WISH in word games
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Anagrams
- 0
Is WISH a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check WISH in the word checker, or unscramble WISH to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.