wünschen

Meaning

1. (dative,reflexive,transitive,weak) to wish for; to make a wish for; to want; to desire
2. (transitive,weak) to wish
3. (formal,transitive,weak) to demand, to order
4. (formal,transitive,weak) to tolerate, to brook

Concepts

wish

desire

want

hope

wish for

covet

command

see

to

appreciate

like

love

crave

long for

require

will

dream

bid

be going to

design

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvʏnʃən/

Etymology

From Middle High German wünschen, wunschen, from Old High German wunsken (“to choose, wish, desire”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunskijan (“to wish”), from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (“to wish”), derived from *wunskaz, *wunskō (“wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Cognate with Dutch wensen (“to wish”), English wish, Danish ønske (“to wish”), and further Sanskrit वांछ् (vāṃch, “to want”). Related to German Wonne (“lust, desire”). See also winsome, wone.

Sentences

Gesundes Wachstum und geringe Arbeitslosigkeit , das wünschen wir uns alle !

Healthy growth and low unemployment are what we all want.