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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
wish
/wɪʃ/
verb1 of 2
to want something to happen or to become true
- “I wish I could lose weight and keep it off.”Tatoeba
- “I wish I could go to the concert with you.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)