wish
noun [C] (WANT) /wɪʃ/Definition
B2 a feeling of wanting something: [+ to infinitive] Did he express any wish to see me? In accordance with his wishes (= what he wanted), he was buried next to his wife. They've deliberately gone against my wishes and sold the apartment. [+ that] It was grandpa's greatest wish that one of his grandchildren would become a doctor.Feelings of desire
(Definition of wish noun (WANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appetite noun (NEED)
- call noun (DEMAND)
- caprice noun
- compulsion noun (WANT)
- craving noun
- cupidity noun
- dream noun (HOPE)
- drive noun (POWER)
- every determiner (ALL)
- get itchy feet idiom
- hunger noun (DESIRE)
- impulse buy noun
- inclination noun (FEELING)
- longing noun
- lust noun (WISH)
- need noun
- vaulting adjective
- whim noun
- yearning noun
- yen noun (WISH)
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Feelings of desire
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