wish
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a specific feeling of desire
he got his wish
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Sense 2 verb
hope for; have a wish
I wish I could go home now
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- indirect request derivation
- wish derivation
Sense 3 noun
an expression of some desire or inclination
I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
Types & categories
- asking hypernym
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Sense 4 verb
prefer or wish to do something
Do you care to try this dish?
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- wish derivation
Sense 5 noun
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
give him my kind regards
Types & categories
- greeting hypernym
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Sense 6 verb
make or express a wish
I wish that Christmas were over
Types & categories
- utter hypernym
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- indirect request derivation
- wish derivation
- wish verb group
Sense 7 noun
the particular preference that you have
it was his last wish
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- druthers hypernym
Sense 8 verb
feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
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- desire hypernym
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- resent antonym
- indirect request derivation
- wish derivation
Sense 9 verb
order politely; express a wish for
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- order hypernym
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- wish verb group
Sense 10 verb
invoke upon
wish you a nice evening
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- greet hypernym
- felicitate hyponym
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- compliments derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | want |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wish |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wish |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wish well |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | like |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | desire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | velleity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | indirect request |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wish |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | desire |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hope |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wish |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wish |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wish well |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | asking |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wish |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | desire |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | please |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bid |
| 5 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | greeting |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | indirect request |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | wish |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | wish |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | utter |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | druthers |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | resent |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | indirect request |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | wish |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | desire |
| 9 | verb group | Related & opposite | wish |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | order |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | compliments |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | greet |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | felicitate |