wishes

Meaning of wishes

verb, 3rd person present
  1. 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
  2. want to do something.
    they wish to become involved
  3. hope that (someone) has to deal with someone or something undesirable.
    he wouldn't wish Arthur on anyone
plural noun
  1. 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):

desire

Meaning have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for:

want

Meaning feel a powerful desire for (something):

crave

Meaning yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another):

covet

Meaning attempt to find (something):

seek

Meaning feel a desire or liking for:

fancy

Meaning feel a keen desire for (something lacking or absent):

desiderate

Meaning feel concern or interest; attach importance to something:

care

Meaning decide on a course of action:

choose

Meaning wish or desire to do something:

please

Meaning a yearning desire:

longing

Meaning a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen:

hope

Meaning a feeling of intense longing for something:

yearning

Meaning a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition:

inclination

Meaning a strong desire or impulse:

urge

Meaning a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained:

whim

Meaning a powerful desire for something:

craving

Meaning a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat:

hunger

Meaning a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something:

thirst

Meaning strong sexual desire:

lust

Meaning a hope or ambition of achieving something:

aspiration

Meaning a purpose or intention; a desired outcome:

aim

Meaning a strong desire to do or achieve something:

ambition

Meaning a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal:

dream

Meaning a strong desire to have or do something:

hankering

Meaning the basic monetary unit of Japan:

yen

Meaning a restless or strong desire to do something:

itch

Anagrams of wishes

wisshe

Words that rhyme with wishes

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