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{
"term": "wish",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "wish",
"heSheIt": "wishes"
},
"pastSimple": "wished",
"pastParticiple": "wished",
"ingForm": "wishing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to want something to happen or to be true even though it is unlikely or impossible",
"sensetop": "wish (that)…wish somebody/something/yourself + adj.wish somebody/something/yourself + adv./prep.",
"labels": "(British English also)North American English",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I wish I were taller.",
"contextForm": "wish (that)…"
},
{
"text": "I wish I was taller."
},
{
"text": "I wish I hadn't eaten so much."
},
{
"text": "‘Where is he now?’ ‘**I only wish** I knew!’"
},
{
"text": "I wish you wouldn't leave your clothes all over the floor."
},
{
"text": "She really wished she’d stayed on at college."
},
{
"text": "He sat by the phone, wishing it would ring."
},
{
"text": "He's dead and it's no use wishing him alive again.",
"contextForm": "wish somebody/something/yourself + adj."
},
{
"text": "She wished herself a million miles away.",
"contextForm": "wish somebody/something/yourself + adv./prep."
},
{
"text": "I heartily wished that I had stayed at home."
},
{
"text": "I really wish I could go to America."
},
{
"text": "When I see the kids playing football, I almost wish I was their age again."
},
{
"text": "I only wish I had more time for research."
},
{
"text": "I just wish they were here to see me now."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["dearly", "desperately", "devoutly"],
"preposition": ["for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to want to do something; to want something to happen",
"sensetop": "wish to do somethingwish somebody somethingwish somebody/something to do something",
"labels": "(especially British English, formal)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "You may stay until morning, **if you wish**."
},
{
"text": "‘I’d rather not talk now.’ ‘**(Just) as you wish**.’"
},
{
"text": "This course is designed for people wishing to update their computer skills.",
"contextForm": "wish to do something"
},
{
"text": "I wish to speak to the manager."
},
{
"text": "I don't wish *(= I don't mean)* to be rude, but could you be a little quieter?"
},
{
"text": "She could not believe that he wished her harm.",
"contextForm": "wish somebody something"
},
{
"text": "He was not sure whether he wished her to stay or go.",
"contextForm": "wish somebody/something to do something"
},
{
"text": "He did not wish it to be known that he was buying a present for his father."
},
{
"text": "I wish to thank my production team for all their support."
},
{
"text": "An employee, who wished to remain anonymous, gave details of the secret deal."
},
{
"text": "I also wish to express my gratitude to my colleagues."
},
{
"text": "They had an opportunity to sign up if they wished to participate."
},
{
"text": "There will be special fees for residents who wish to use the facilities."
},
{
"text": "Any farmers wishing to join the scheme should contact Kathryn Payne."
},
{
"text": "I never wish to see such horrific scenes again."
},
{
"text": "The final point I wish to make is about funding."
},
{
"text": "You can dance all night if you so wish."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to think very hard that you want something, especially something that can only be achieved by good luck or magic",
"sensetop": "wish for somethingwish for somebody/something to do something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "If you wish really hard, maybe you'll get what you want."
},
{
"text": "It's no use wishing for the impossible.",
"contextForm": "wish for something"
},
{
"text": "He has everything he could possibly wish for."
},
{
"text": "We **couldn't have wished for** a nicer hotel *(= the hotel was exactly what we wanted)*."
},
{
"text": "She shut her eyes and wished for him to get better.",
"contextForm": "wish for somebody/something to do something"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["dearly", "desperately", "devoutly"],
"preposition": ["for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to say that you hope that somebody will be happy, lucky, etc.",
"sensetop": "wish somebody somethingwish somebody well",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I wished her a happy birthday.",
"contextForm": "wish somebody something"
},
{
"text": "**Wish me luck**!"
},
{
"text": "We wish them both well in their retirement.",
"contextForm": "wish somebody well"
},
{
"text": "We wish you every success."
},
{
"text": "I sincerely wish him well in his future."
},
{
"text": "We wish him a speedy recovery."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that something is impossible or very unlikely, although you wish it were possible",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘You'll have finished by tomorrow.’ ‘I wish!’"
},
{
"text": "A job at the BBC? You wish!"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/wɪʃ/",
"audio": "wi/wish/wish__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪʃɪz/",
"audio": "wi/wish/wishes__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/wɪʃt/",
"audio": "wi/wish/wished__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪʃɪŋ/",
"audio": "wi/wish/wishing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/wɪʃ/",
"audio": "wi/wish/wish__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪʃɪz/",
"audio": "wi/wish/wishes__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/wɪʃt/",
"audio": "wi/wish/wished__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪʃɪŋ/",
"audio": "wi/wish/wishing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English wȳscan, of Germanic origin; related to German wünschen, also to wont."
}