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wish
Overview of noun wish
The noun wish has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) wish, wishing, want -- (a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire")
2. (2) wish, indirect request -- (an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention")
3. regard, wish, compliments -- ((usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes")
4. wish -- (the particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people")
Overview of verb wish
The verb wish has 7 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (48) wish -- (hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now")
2. (31) wish, care, like -- (prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?")
3. (25) will, wish -- (have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow")
4. (12) wish -- (make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over")
5. (5) wish, wish well -- (feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of)
6. (2) wish -- (order politely; express a wish for)
7. (2) wish, bid -- (invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wish
4 senses of wish
Sense 1
wish, wishing, want
=> desire
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
wish, indirect request
=> request, asking
=> speech act
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
regard, wish, compliments
=> greeting, salutation
=> acknowledgment, acknowledgement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
wish
=> preference, druthers
=> option, alternative, choice
=> decision making, deciding
=> higher cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun wish
1 of 4 senses of wish
Sense 1
wish, wishing, want
=> velleity
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wish
4 senses of wish
Sense 1
wish, wishing, want
=> desire
Sense 2
wish, indirect request
=> request, asking
Sense 3
regard, wish, compliments
=> greeting, salutation
Sense 4
wish
=> preference, druthers
Antonyms of noun wish
Member Holonyms of noun wish
Substance Holonyms of noun wish
Part Holonyms of noun wish
Member Meronyms of noun wish
Substance Meronyms of noun wish
Part Meronyms of noun wish
Meronyms of noun wish
Holonyms of noun wish
Attributes of noun wish
Derived Forms of noun wish
3 of 4 senses of wish
Sense 1
wish, wishing, want
RELATED TO>(verb) wish#2
=> wish, care, like
RELATED TO>(verb) wish#5
=> wish, wish well
RELATED TO>(verb) wish#1
=> wish
RELATED TO>(verb) wish#4
=> wish
Sense 2
wish, indirect request
RELATED TO>(verb) wish#5
=> wish, wish well
RELATED TO>(verb) wish#1
=> wish
RELATED TO>(verb) wish#4
=> wish
Sense 3
regard, wish, compliments
RELATED TO>(verb) wish#7
=> wish, bid
Domain of noun wish
1 of 4 senses of wish
Sense 3
regard, wish, compliments
USAGE>(noun) plural#1, plural form#1
Domain Terms of noun wish
Familiarity of noun wish
wish used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun wish
4 senses of wish
Sense 1
wish, wishing, want
> desire
=> ambition, aspiration, dream
=> bloodlust
=> temptation
=> craving
=> wish, wishing, want
=> longing, yearning, hungriness
=> sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attraction
=> urge, itch
=> caprice, impulse, whim
Sense 2
wish, indirect request
> request, asking
=> notification, notice
=> wish, indirect request
=> invitation
=> entreaty, prayer, appeal
=> prayer, petition, orison
=> call
=> charge, billing
=> trick or treat
=> questioning, inquiring
=> order
=> recall, callback
Sense 3
regard, wish, compliments
> greeting, salutation
=> well-wishing
=> regard, wish, compliments
=> reception, response
=> hail
=> pax, kiss of peace
=> welcome
=> salute
=> hello, hullo, hi, howdy, how-do-you-do
=> good morning, morning
=> good afternoon, afternoon
=> salute, military greeting
=> calling card, visiting card, card
Sense 4
wish
> preference, druthers
=> wish
Meronyms of noun wish
4 senses of wish
Holonyms of noun wish
Grep of noun wish
death wish
swish
wish
wish-wash
wish list
wishbone
wishful thinker
wishful thinking
wishfulness
wishing
wishing bone
wishing cap
Antonyms of verb wish
1 of 7 senses of wish
Sense 5
wish, wish well
Antonym of begrudge (Sense 2)
=>begrudge, resent
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wish
7 senses of wish
Sense 1
wish
=> desire, want
Sense 2
wish, care, like
=> desire, want
Sense 3
will, wish
Sense 4
wish
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 5
wish, wish well
=> desire, want
Sense 6
wish
=> order
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 7
wish, bid
=> greet, recognize, recognise
=> address, accost, come up to
=> come, come up
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wish
4 of 7 senses of wish
Sense 1
wish
=> hope, trust, desire
Sense 2
wish, care, like
=> please
Sense 3
will, wish
=> intend, mean, think
Sense 7
wish, bid
=> congratulate, felicitate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wish
7 senses of wish
Sense 1
wish
=> desire, want
Sense 2
wish, care, like
=> desire, want
Sense 3
will, wish
Sense 4
wish
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 5
wish, wish well
=> desire, want
Sense 6
wish
=> order
Sense 7
wish, bid
=> greet, recognize, recognise
'Cause To' of verb wish
Derived Forms of verb wish
5 of 7 senses of wish
Sense 1
wish
RELATED TO>(noun) wish#1
=> wish, wishing, want
RELATED TO>(noun) wish#2
=> wish, indirect request
RELATED TO>(noun) wishing#1
=> wish, wishing, want
Sense 2
wish, care, like
RELATED TO>(noun) wish#1
=> wish, wishing, want
Sense 4
wish
RELATED TO>(noun) wish#1
=> wish, wishing, want
RELATED TO>(noun) wish#2
=> wish, indirect request
Sense 5
wish, wish well
RELATED TO>(noun) wish#1
=> wish, wishing, want
RELATED TO>(noun) wish#2
=> wish, indirect request
Sense 7
wish, bid
RELATED TO>(noun) wish#3
=> regard, wish, compliments
Domain of verb wish
Domain Terms of verb wish
Familiarity of verb wish
wish used as a verb is common (polysemy count =7)
Sample Sentences of verb wish
7 senses of wish
Sense 1
wish
EX: They wish him to write the letter
Sense 2
wish, care, like
EX: They wish him to write the letter
EX: They wish to move
Sense 3
will, wish
*> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 4
wish
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 5
wish, wish well
*> Somebody ----s somebody something
Sense 6
wish
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 7
wish, bid
*> Somebody ----s somebody something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb wish
6 of 7 senses of wish
Sense 1
wish
> desire, want
=> crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
=> fancy, go for, take to
=> miss
=> hope
=> wish
=> wish, wish well
=> wish, care, like
=> itch, spoil
=> like
=> ambition
=> feel like
=> envy, begrudge
=> lust after, lech after
=> hanker, long, yearn
=> seek
Sense 2
wish, care, like
> desire, want
=> crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
=> fancy, go for, take to
=> miss
=> hope
=> wish
=> wish, wish well
=> wish, care, like
=> itch, spoil
=> like
=> ambition
=> feel like
=> envy, begrudge
=> lust after, lech after
=> hanker, long, yearn
=> seek
Sense 4
wish
> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
=> curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
=> wish
=> exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
=> clamor, clamour
=> vociferate, shout out
=> marvel
=> voice
=> raise
=> breathe
=> drop
=> pour out
=> get off
=> platitudinize
=> say
=> represent
=> state, say, tell
=> pooh-pooh
=> hurl, throw
Sense 5
wish, wish well
> desire, want
=> crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
=> fancy, go for, take to
=> miss
=> hope
=> wish
=> wish, wish well
=> wish, care, like
=> itch, spoil
=> like
=> ambition
=> feel like
=> envy, begrudge
=> lust after, lech after
=> hanker, long, yearn
=> seek
Sense 6
wish
> order
=> reorder
=> place
=> call
=> wish
=> commission
Sense 7
wish, bid
> greet, recognize, recognise
=> shake hands
=> curtsy, bob
=> salute
=> salute, present
=> salute
=> hail, herald
=> welcome, receive
=> say farewell
=> wish, bid
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wish
Sense 4
wish
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 6
wish
=> order
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Sense 1
wish
=> desire, want
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Sense 2
wish, care, like
=> desire, want
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Sense 3
will, wish
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Sense 5
wish, wish well
=> desire, want
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Sense 7
wish, bid
=> greet, recognize, recognise
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Grep of verb wish
swish
wish
wish well
Grep of adj wish
anglo-jewish
jewish
scarecrowish
shrewish
swish
wished-for
wishful
wishy-washy
yellowish
Grep of adv wish
wishfully
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