wish

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
2. An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.
3. The thing desired or longed for.
4. A water meadow.

Verb

1. To desire; to want.
2. To hope (+ object clause with may or in present subjunctive).
3. To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
4. To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
5. To request or desire to do an activity.
6. To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.

Conceptos

deseo

desear

voluntad

querer

anhelar

ansiar

esperar

anhelo

gana

petición

pedido

gusto

apetecer

tener ganas

solicitud

tener esperanza

tener

guín

felicitar

ruego

afecto

cariño

necesidad

amar

codiciar

necesitar

pretender

tener cariño

decir

gustar

recuerdo

recuerdos

ruego indirecto

esperanza

sueño

soñar

cosulta

demanda

instancia

plegaria

ambición

aspiración

añoranza

suspiro

concupiscencia

conscupiscencia

expectación

expectativa

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/wɪʃ/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English wisshen, wischen, wüschen, from Old English wȳsċan (“to wish”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunskijan, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (“to wish”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).
Cognate with Scots wis (“to wish”), Saterland Frisian wonskje (“to wish”), West Frisian winskje (“to wish”), Dutch wensen (“to wish”), German wünschen (“to wish”), Danish ønske (“to wish”), Icelandic æskja, óska (“to wish”), Latin Venus, veneror (“venerate, honour, love”).

Oraciones

‘I only wish I had such eyes , ’ the King remarked in a fretful tone .

"Solo desearía tener tales ojos", comentó el rey en un tono inquietante.