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Definition: WISH |
WISHNoun1. A thing desired; an object of desire. 2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation. 3. Desire; eager desire; longing. Transitive verb1. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. 2. To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate. 3. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward. 4. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker. |
Date "WISH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Note: Wish \Wish\, intransitive verb [imperfect & past participle. Wished; Wishing.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Business | Thomas's list was restricted to four --, or "wishes": for new experience, for response, for belonging and for recognition. Source: European Union. (references) |
Tips from 1870 | Usage: Wish. The word hope should be employed instead of wish in such cases as, "I wish you may succeed in your undertaking." Source: Slips of Speech. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Wish is a shoujo manga series created by CLAMP.Warning: Wikipedia contains spoilers!
Name Publisher ISBN
English Wish Volume 1 Tokyopop ISBN 1591820340
English Wish Volume 2 Tokyopop ISBN 159182060X
English Wish Volume 3 Tokyopop ISBN 1591820618
English Wish Volume 4 Tokyopop ISBN 1591820804
Story
The story centres around the lives of Kohaku, an angel, and Shuichiro Kudo, a mortal doctor. One day while walking home from work, Shuichiro notices Kohaku stuck on a tree and being attacked by a crow. He gets rid of the crow and pulls Kohaku free of the tree.
In return, Kohaku offers to grant Shuichiro a wish. However, Shuichiro is pretty happy with things as they are (he has a decent home, money, looks and job), so he doesn't want anything. However, Kohaku is honour-bound to grant the wish, so she stays with him.
The story then charts on how their relationship develops with the help or hindrance of other angelic/demonic/mortal characters subsequently met.
The story runs for four volumes, and by the end Shuichiro wishes for Kohaku to be with him. However, he dies shortly after making this wish (the cause is unknown) so Kohaku goes into a deep sleep for 100 years to wait for his reincarnation, and she and the new Shuichiro live happily ever after.
Characters
The main characters are as follows:
Kohaku
Kohaku is a trainee angel. Being only a trainee, she can only maintain a full-size form during daylight - at night she shrinks and is only about a foot tall.
She is also quite accident prone, both because she got trapped in the tree Shuichiro saved her from and because she usually gets her subsequent attempts to repay Shuichiro wrong in some way.
As stated above, Shuichiro's kindness in saving her requires that she grant him a wish, but he isn't interested, so she must stay with him until he makes a wish.
Later on in the story God requires that Kohaku come back to heaven despite her continuing debt to Shuichiro, as Kohaku has the job of singing to the tree of life which new angels come from, so that the new angels hatch.
However, so strong is her affection for him by then that she goes back to Earth without God's permission. For this, he appears to punish her by stripping away her powers for 100 years.
This is not a punishment, however, as Shuichiro dies shortly afterwards, and her loss of powers means she can sleep for the 100 years it will take for Shuichiro to be reborn.
At the end of these 100 years she reawakens and live happily ever after with the new Shuichiro.
Shuichiro Kudo I
The first Shuichiro Kudo is the one who rescues Kohaku from the tree where she is trapped. For this he is granted a wish, but isn't interested as he has everything he wants.
This Shuichiro is a doctor/surgeon and is generally kind and trusting, but isn't one to seek other people's company - something that is remedied throughout the course of the story by the two angels, two demons and two assistants who all move into his house.
However, when Kohaku is called back to Heaven he realises how much he is in love with her, and when she comes back he makes his wish - for her to be with him.
Shortly afterward, however, he dies unexpectedly (cause unknown).
Shuichiro Kudo II
The other Shuichiro Kudo is born 100 years after the last one was, and has the same soul as the previous one.
This Shuichiro is a student at the time he appears in the story, and comes across the house where his previous self lived. Kohaku then appears, offers to grant him a wish in place of the one she couldn't fulfil for his past self, and asks to be with him
Despite having no memory of his old self and hence no memory of Kohaku, he quickly gets back into the swing of things and asks to be with Kohaku. And so they live happily ever after.
Hisui
Hisui is an angel master - one of the four angels who each control one of the four elements - earth, air, fire and water. Hisui is the water angel master.
Hisui is the reason Kohaku came to Earth the first time, as she eloped with the demon Kokuyo and Kohaku asked for permission to look for her.
She eventually reveals herself to Kohaku, and also reveals that she is in love with Kokuyo and intends to stay on earth.
Shuichiro offers to let Hisui and Kokuyo stay in his house, and this is where they stay for the next 100 years after offering to look after the sleeping Kohaku.
Koryu
Koryu is the demon equivalent of Kohaku - he can only maintain a full-size form at night, and at daytime is only about a foot tall.
Koryu's attitude toward Kohaku is a bit of a mystery, as he/she (it is not clear which) in turns helps and hinders Kohaku.
Kokuyo
Kokuyo is one of the sons of Satan, and falls in love with Hisui.
As stated in Hisui's entry, he and Hisui start living at Shuichiro's house, and watch over Kohaku when she sleeps.
Kokuyo is also aware of the first Shuichiro's impending death, but God keeps stopping him from telling anyone else so as to make sure things go as they should.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Wish (Manga)."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Desire | Noun: desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need, exigency. |
Intention | Decision, determination, resolve; fixed set purpose, settled purpose; ultimatum; resolution; wish; arriere pensee; motive. |
Will | Pleasure, wish, mind; desire; frame of mind; (inclination); intention; predetermination; selfcontrol; determination; (resolution); force of will. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I wish I could tell her that's all going to pass, but I don't want to lie to her. (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball) So I understand you wish to marry my wife (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer) I wish it long (Seven Years in Tibet; writing credit: Becky Johnston) I still wish you hadn't done that, Hildy (His Girl Friday; writing credit: Ben Hecht; Charles MacArthur) Do you ever wish you were a lesbian (Reality Bites; writing credit: Ben Stiller, written by Helen Childress.) | |
Lyrics | I wish i could fly (Wish I Could Fly; performing artist: Roxette) Oh I'ma wish you well (Where My Girls At; performing artist: 702) Boy, I wish it was me (Invisible Man; performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, and Steve Kipner) And all that you wish for (Ready Or Not; performing artist: After 7) Wish cast into the sky, (Swing Swing; performing artist: ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS) | |
Clever | A goal without a plan is just a wish. (references; author: unknown) It is far better to be alone than to wish you were. (references; author: unknown) A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything! (references; author: unknown) People who think they're out of this world always make you wish they were. (references; author: unknown) Hospitality is making your guests feel at home--even when you wish they were. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Death Wish (1974) Wish You Were Here...? (1974) I Wish You Love (1973) The Wish (1970) Make a Wish (1970) | |
Song Titles | Wish You Were Here (performing artist: Incubus) I Wish It Would Rain Down (performing artist: Phil Collins) I Wish (performing artist: R. Kelly) I Wish That We Were Married (performing artist: Ronnie and The Hi-Lites) Wish I Could Fly (performing artist: Roxette) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | I sure wish they'd put these stations in easier places Party off WILDCAT. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | I wish folks would keep their pets on leashes! A very large alligator causes the average pedestrian to consider a detour. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Accepts a plaque from Captain Robert L. Latta, senior Navy recruiter in New York City, during a ceremony at the home of her daughter, 30 January 1977. The plaque recognizes her long-time assistance to the Navy's recruiting efforts. Mrs. Finch was the model for the World War I Howard Chandler Christy recruiting poster "Gee!! I Wish I Were a Man", a copy of which is also seen in this photograph. Credit: NAVY. |  | America. To those, who wish to sheathe the desolating sword of war. And, to restore the blessings of peace and amity, to a divided people. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Is that the best he can wish us?. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Sister, I wish you the grace and peace of the Lord. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Wish somebody'd freeze me. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Wish he wouldn't emphasize the "Vice" part!. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | A prisoner gives blood for America's fighting men while another watches with interest. The Red Cross mobile unit makes periodic visits to San Quentin and other institutions where residents wish to make this contribution to victory. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Gee!! I wish I were a man, I'd join the Navy Be a man and do it - United States Navy recruiting station / / Howard Chandler Christy 1917. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Dandelion wish" by Jason Levesque Commentary: "A dandelion wish ready to be blown away." | "Make a Wish" by Steve Matthews Commentary: "Write your wish on a note and hopefully it will come true." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Benjamin Franklin | Industry need not wish. |
Demosthenes | What we wish, that we readily believe. |
Farmer's Digest | A wish is a desire without an attempt. |
Gaius Julius Caesar | Men willingly believe what they wish. |
George Gordon | I wish he would explain his explanation. |
Horace | Poets wish to profit or to please. |
Lucius Annaeus Seneca | Do not ask for what you will wish you had not got. |
Menander | We live, not as we wish to, but as we can. |
Plautus | You must spend money, if you wish to make money. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | All fines made with us unjustly and against the law of the land, and all amercements, imposed unjustly and against the law of the land, shall be entirely remitted, or else it shall be done concerning them according to the decision of the five and twenty barons whom mention is made below in the clause for securing the pease, or according to the judgment of the majority of the same, along with the aforesaid Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, if he can be present, and such others as he may wish to bring with him for this purpose, and if he cannot be present the business shall nevertheless proceed without him, provided always that if any one or more of the aforesaid five and twenty barons are in a similar suit, they shall be removed as far as concerns this particular judgment, others being substituted in their places after having been selected by the rest of the same five and twenty for this purpose only, and after having been sworn. (reference) |
John Locke | 1690 | They will wish, and seek for the opportunity, which in the change, weakness and accidents of human affairs, seldom delays long to offer itself. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | They wish for a bourgeoisie without a proletariat. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | No hindrance shall be placed in the way of those who wish to acquire a different nationality, but in such case the acquisition of the new nationality will involve the loss of any other. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | It is my duty however, for I am sure you would wish me to state the facts as I see them to you, to place before you certain facts about the present position in Europe. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | She was told that now he wrote with the greatest confidence of being often with them, almost as often as he could even wish. |
Alice in Wonderland | Carroll, Lewis | And yet I wish I could show you our cat Dinah |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | "It's at times like this, when I'm stuck in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelegeuse about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was little." "Why, what did she tell you?" "I don't know, I didn't listen!" |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | You shall do no more work, if you do not wish to. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | If ever he was impelled to cast sin from him and to repent the impulse that moved him was the wish to be her knight |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | To feed my humour, wish thyself no harm |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | I wish he got a lot of hominy in his pocket |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | I do not wish to be any more busy with my hands than is necessary |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | For additional information, you may also wish to contact a local library. (references) | |
The name "chronic fatigue syndrome" is the final issue that we wish to address. (references) | ||
Since this site is regularly updated, you may wish to re-visit it from time to time. (references) | ||
Business | Users who later wish to change suppliers may do so after two months. (references) | |
Insurance buyers are grouped according to the types of risk that they wish to insure. (references) | ||
Restaurants that wish to enter the Belgian market must overcome several major obstacles. (references) | ||
Children | Sierra Leone | However, even children who escape and wish to leave the ranks sometimes are rejected by their families and communities because of their perceived involvement in rebel activities. (references) |
Pakistan | Organizations that do not wish to hire persons with disabilities instead can give a certain amount of money to the government treasury, which goes into a fund for persons with disabilities. (references) | |
Bahrain | Nonetheless, the Government is required by law to provide vocational training for persons with disabilities who wish to work, and maintains a list of certified, trained persons with disabilities. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Senegal | Citizens who wish to form associations must register with the MOI. (references) |
Colombia | Outsiders who wish to enter Indian tribes' reserves must be invited. (references) | |
Papua New Guinea | Children whose parents do not wish them to attend the classes are excused. (references) | |
Economic History | Kenya | Work permits are required for all foreign nationals who wish to work in Kenya. (references) |
Poland | This action, among others, demonstrated that both sides wish to facilitate better relations. (references) | |
West Bank | Companies may also wish to seek legal assistance when encountering trade or payment problems. (references) | |
Human Rights | Kuwait | This practice leads to prolonged detention of deportees, particularly Iraqis, who do not wish to return to their own countries. (references) |
Malaysia | After this extension, the police, if they wish to hold the suspect, must charge him and seek an order of detention from a magistrate. (references) | |
Guatemala | Staff of the former National Police (PN) who wish to integrate into the new police structure must complete successfully a 3-month retraining course. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Colombia | Few opportunities exist for those who might wish to participate more fully in modern life. (references) |
Minorities | Czech Republic | Roma who wish to integrate face practical difficulties in the areas of employment and education. (references) |
Egypt | Conversion is regarded as a disgrace to the convert's family, so most Christian families would object strongly to a daughter's wish to marry a Muslim. (references) | |
Political Economy | URUGUAY | Persons with non-Uruguayan credentials who wish to practice their profession in Uruguay must prove equivalent credentials to those required of locals. (references) |
INDONESIA | Large and medium scale enterprises that wish to invest in these sectors must enter into a partnership agreement with a small-scale enterprise, although this may not require a joint venture or partial share ownership arrangement. (references) | |
FINLAND | Foreigners residing outside of the EEA who wish to carry on trade as private entrepreneurs or as partners in a Finnish limited or general partnership must get a trade permit from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) before starting a business in Finland. (references) | |
Political Rights | Mauritania | Security forces avoided involvement in politics during the year; by law members of the military must resign if they wish to participate in partisan politics. (references) |
Trade | Australia | They may also wish to use the exporter's credit. (references) |
Nigeria | Domiciliary account holders receive funds in convertible currencies only if they wish to transfer money abroad. (references) | |
Travel | Mexico | Non-Spanish speaking visitors to Mexico may wish to hire an interpreter. (references) |
Guyana | Visas are not required for Americans who wish to visit Guyana for less than 90 days. (references) | |
Brazil | While many Brazilians may speak English, they may wish to conduct business in Portuguese. (references) | |
Women | Saudi Arabia | Women who wish to enter nontraditional fields are subject to discrimination. (references) |
Barbados | The center also has a hot line for clients who wish to maintain their anonymity. (references) | |
Chile | The law permits legal separation but not divorce, so those who wish to remarry must seek annulments. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Qatar | Some employers temporarily withhold this consent to force foreign employees to work for longer periods than they wish. (references) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | There is no legislation governing the organization and representation of workers, and employers are not bound legally to recognize a union, but in practice employers do so if a majority of workers polled wish to organize. (references) | |
Moldova | The GFTU's continuing role in managing the state insurance system and its retention of former official union headquarters and vacation facilities provide an inherent advantage over other groups who might wish to form a union. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | TORTOISE, n. A creature thoughtfully created to supply occasion for the following lines by the illustrious Ambat Delaso: TO MY PET TORTOISE My friend, you are not graceful -- not at all; Your gait's between a stagger and a sprawl. Nor are you beautiful: your head's a snake's To look at, and I do not doubt it aches. As to your feet, they'd make an angel weep. 'Tis true you take them in whene'er you sleep. No, you're not pretty, but you have, I own, A certain firmness -- mostly you're [sic] backbone. Firmness and strength (you have a giant's thews) Are virtues that the great know how to use -- I wish that they did not; yet, on the whole, You lack -- excuse my mentioning it -- Soul. So, to be candid, unreserved and true, I'd rather you were I than I were you. Perhaps, however, in a time to be, When Man's extinct, a better world may see Your progeny in power and control, Due to the genesis and growth of Soul. So I salute you as a reptile grand Predestined to regenerate the land. Father of Possibilities, O deign To accept the homage of a dying reign! In the far region of the unforeknown I dream a tortoise upon every throne. I see an Emperor his head withdraw Into his carapace for fear of Law; A King who carries something else than fat, Howe'er acceptably he carries that; A President not strenuously bent On punishment of audible dissent -- Who never shot (it were a vain attack) An armed or unarmed tortoise in the back; Subject and citizens that feel no need To make the March of Mind a wild stampede; All progress slow, contemplative, sedate, And "Take your time" the word, in Church and State. O Tortoise, 'tis a happy, happy dream, My glorious testudinous regime! I wish in Eden you'd brought this about By slouching in and chasing Adam out. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Bob Jones | You know I did. Let me tell you why I did. I'm sorry I did. We've all said things we wish we hadn't said. |
John Kerry | Well, I think it is probably the wish of most people in this country that justice is going to be delivered and we don't have the choice of the bin Laden that we have to try. And I think that is an honest appraisal by most people in this country. |
Rosemary Altea | There is something about a car crash, hospital, someone on life support. I wish I knew what I were doing here now. I'm confusing you completely, so it sounds like I really don't know what I'm doing, but that's what I'm hearing very, very clearly. |
Rush Limbaugh | The Democrats haven't gotten their wish for an issue with which to attack or smear President Bush. |
Yitzhak Rabin | I am healthy. I wish all my colleagues to the peace process to be healthy. I admire King Hussein his courage in leading his country for a long time. I appreciate the Chairman Arafat for his courage to take the decision to enter into negotiations with us. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | To cooperate with you in this desirable work is a fervent and favorite wish of my heart. |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Many of their advocates, while they wish to vindicate the liberty of human nature are anxious also to preserve its dignity and beauty. |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | There are several lesser cases enumerated in my proposition, in which I wish also to see some alteration take place. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | In making this remark I do not wish to be understood to imply that an unvaried prosperity is to be seen in every interest of this great community. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | I am not hostile to internal improvements, and wish to see them extended to every part of the country. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Our earnest wish is that the work of this commission go forward carefully and thoroughly, but with the greatest dispatch. |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | Like every other citizen, I wish the new President, and all who will labor with him, Godspeed. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | We all face sickness someday, and some more often than we wish, and old age as well. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Tonight I will not infringe on that responsibility, but rather wish him the very best in all that is good for our country. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | For every good which you wish to preserve, you will have to sacrifice your comfort and your ease. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "WISH" is generally used as a lexical verb (base form) -- approximately 56.12% of the time. "WISH" is used about 11,133 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 56.12% | 6,248 | 1,559 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 30.89% | 3,439 | 2,816 |
| Noun (singular) | 12.96% | 1,442 | 5,601 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.02% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 11,133 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "WISH" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Wish | Last name | 170 | 53,365 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "WISH": according to his wish ♦ against wish ♦ as you wish ♦ death wish ♦ dying wish ♦ good wish ♦ have one's wish ♦ i wish ♦ i wish him well ♦ i wish that ♦ i wish to goodness ♦ i wish you a good appetite! ♦ i wish you a good journey! ♦ i wish you a happy new year ♦ i wish you a pleasant journey! ♦ i wish you a speedy recovery! ♦ i wish you every success! ♦ i wish you happiness! ♦ i wish you joy of it! ♦ i wish you joy! ♦ i wish you well! ♦ last wish ♦ much as i wish it ♦ my dearest wish ♦ pious wish ♦ since you wish it ♦ the wish the father to the thought ♦ whatever you wish ♦ wish a merry Christmas and a happy new year ♦ wish away ♦ wish for ♦ wish good luck ♦ wish list ♦ wish many happy returns of the day ♦ wish on ♦ wish smb. a good journey of you ♦ wish smb. good night ♦ wish smb. joy ♦ wish to have ♦ wish upon a star ♦ wish well ♦ wish with all one's heart ♦ your wish is my command. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "WISH": wish-a-day, wish-bone, wish-dreams, wish-fulfilling, wish-fulfillment, wish-fulfilment, wish-fulfilments, wish-images, wish-impulse, wish-impulses, wish-list, wish-lists, wish-wash, wish-you-were-here. | |
Ending with "WISH": death-wish. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
wish | 884 | floyd here lyrics pink were wish | 68 |
make a wish foundation | 663 | death wish | 68 |
i i t wasn wish | 539 | toyota wish | 66 |
i wish | 490 | wish upon a star | 66 |
birthday wish | 469 | retirement wish | 61 |
make a wish | 333 | 50 girl guy knew things wish | 57 |
tv wish | 236 | best wish | 53 |
wish you were here | 216 | 3 wish lingerie | 52 |
wedding wish | 186 | i lyrics wish | 50 |
death man many wish | 146 | here tab were wish | 47 |
headley heather i i lyrics t wasn wish | 135 | child foundation wish | 46 |
i i wasnt wish | 126 | i i lyrics wasnt wish | 45 |
wish you were here lyrics | 96 | lyrics star upon when wish | 43 |
wish list | 90 | here incubus lyrics were wish | 42 |
wish center | 88 | get well wish | 37 |
8 tv wish | 77 | bone.com wish | 37 |
graduation wish | 76 | headley heather i i t wasn wish | 37 |
i i lyrics t wasn wish | 72 | r kelly i wish | 35 |
pink floyd wish you were here | 72 | as you wish | 34 |
when you wish upon a star | 71 | three wish | 34 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "WISH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | wil (be, be willing to, do want, want, will, willingness, would), verlang (ache, desire, long, long for, yearn), begeerte (avidity, covetousness, desire, eagerness, greediness, want), begeer (covet, desire). (various references) | |
Albanian | dua (aim, appreciate, be fond of, be keen on, be willing to, care, care for, choose, do with, fancy, intend, like, love, please, seek, take a fancy to, want), dëshiroj (aspire, care, choose, crave, desiderate, desire, like, list, love, please, want, wish for), dëshirë (aim, appetite, craving, desire, hunger, liking, looking for, love, notion, penchant, pleasure, prayer, want). (various references) | |
Arabic | فرض عليه, مطلوب (demand, desire, desired, in demand, in request, required, sought after, wanted, wished for), مرام, تمنى (desiderate, have one's wish, wonder, would), تمن, تاق (ache, aim, aspire, crave, desire, gasp, hanker, hone, hunger, pant, want, yearn), إشتهى (desire, feel like, hunger, lust), إبتغي, أمنية (desideratum, felicitation), أرادة, أراد (care, choose, intend, want, will, would), رغبة (craving, desire, device, disposition, hangnail, inclination, longing, lust, mind, readiness, stomach, will, willingness), رغب (care, choose, crave, desire, feel like, give the willies, interest, want, will), رام (desire). (various references) | |
Basque | zorionagur. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | желая (desiderate, desire, like, list, want, will, would), желание (desire, eagerness, fancy, notion, pleasure, stomach, will, willingness), пожелавам (covet, crave, want, will), пожелание (desire), поисквам (ask for, claim, demand, want), искане (appeal, application, call, claim, demand, desire, instance, request, requisition, suit), искам (ask, call for, choose, demand, desire, like, list, please, postulate, request, require, seek, tax, want, will, wilt, would). (various references) | |
Catalan | tenir (desire, have, have got, to have), desitjar (desire), desig (desire, want). (various references) | |
Chinese | 願望 (desire), 願 (desire, hope, ready, willing), 祝願 , 祝 (invoke, pray to, to express good wishes), 慾 (desire), 欲 (appetite, desire, longing), 意願 (aspiration, desire), 愿望, 意 (desire, idea, meaning), 志願 (aspiration, ideal, volunteer). (various references) | |
Croatian | želite (wish want), želimo, želim (want). (various references) | |
Czech | touha (ambition, aspiration, craving, desire, hunger, longing, thirst, urge, yearning, yen), prosba (appeal, entreaty, obsecration, obtestation, plea, prayer, request), přát si (choose, desire, like, want, wish for), přání (desire, mind, option, will), pøejete, chtít (choose, intend, mean, please, want), žádost (appeal, application, demand, plea, prayer, request, requisition, suit), žádat (apply, ask, claim, demand, invite, petition, postulate, pray, request, require, solicit, want). (various references) | |
Danish | ville (be willing to, want, would), vilje (will, willingness), ønske (desire, want). (various references) | |
Dutch | verkiezen (choose, desire, elect, pick out, prefer), trek hebben in (desire), begeren (covet, desire). (various references) | |
Esperanto | volo (will, willingness), voli (be willing to, want), deziro (desire, want), deziri (desire). (various references) | |
Estonian | soovite, soovin. (various references) | |
Faeroese | ynskja (desire), ynski (desire, want), vilja (be willing to, want). (various references) | |
Farsi | میل داشتن (Desire, Long), مراد (Aim, Gist), کام (Desire, Palate), حاجت , خواهش (Request, Will), خواسته (Desire, Desirous, Request, Want, Would), خواستن (Ask, Beg, Bone, Call, Choose, Desire, Intend, Solicit, Want, Will), خواست (Volition, Want, Will), ارزوکردن (Aspire, Crave, Desire, Yearn), ارزوداشتن (Aspire, Hope), ارزو (Ambition, Appetite, Desire, Ideal, Will), دلخواه (Accord, Arbitrary, Ideal). (various references) | |
Finnish | tahtoa (be willing, be willing to, desire, intend, like, want), haluta (care for, desire, feel inclined, want). (various references) | |
French | vouloir (be willing to, will), volonté (will, will power, willingness), souhaiter (wish for), souhait, désirer (will, wish for), désir (will). (various references) | |
Frisian | wolle (be willing to, to want, want), winsk (desire, want), ferlangst (desire, want), ferlangje (desire). (various references) | |
German | Wunsch (desire, request, requirement, want, will), wünschen (desire, require, to desire, to wish, want), wollen (be willing to, desire, intend, like, ll, need, ordain, want, will, woolen), Begehr (desire, want). (various references) | |
Greek | εύχομαι (pledge, pray), ευχή (recommendation). (various references) | |
Haitian Creole | vle (like, want). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | dua (appreciate, be willing to, like, love, want), dëshiroj (desire), dëshirë (desire, want). (various references) | |
Hebrew | להביע משאלה, בקשה (application, desire, petition, request, suit), חפץ (article, delight, desire, object, thing, wanting, willing), אפש (desire), חפיצה (desire, will), איחל, שאלה (inquiry, issue, petition, problem, query, question, request), רצון (desire, favour, goodwill, grace, volition, will), לרצות (be willing, desire, like, want, will), מְאַחֵל, יְאַחֵל, לְאַחֵל, לאבות (be desirous, be willing, consent, desire, want), לאחל (congratulate, felicitate), לחפוץ (desire, want), לאוות (covet, crave, desire eagerly, long for, yearn), מאוה (desire, fancy, fantasy), משאל (desire, poll, referendum, request), משאלה (desideratum, desire, request), אִיחֵל,. (various references) | |
Hungarian | vágy</ |
