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wish
noun as in desire
Strongest matches
ambition, aspiration, choice, hope, inclination, intention, longing, prayer, preference, request, will, yearning
Example Sentences
She adds that she would "rather not be that person" and wishes she had the confidence to walk out in front of cameras and smile.
"They want to do everyone proud and learn as much as they can. I wish they could have come a week or two before their courses started to help them settle in."
He later apologised to jurors for the "disturbance" as the case resumed and said Mr Hussein did not wish to return in court for the rest of the prosecution opening.
“I wish I could’ve been educated like that. He went to college, he could read and write. I got to college and realized, ‘Oh, s—, I can’t even read these books.’”
And the current Supreme Court appears ready to grant that wish.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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