wish
A2Frequent NGSL-1UK /wɪʃ/US /wɪʃ/
Meaning
noun
used especially in a letter, email or card to say that you hope that somebody will be happy, well or successful
“Give my good wishes to the family.”
verb
to want something to happen or to be true even though it is unlikely or impossible
“wish (that)…, I wish I were taller.”
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“I have asked myself what I wish I had known at my own graduation and what important lessons I have learned in the 21 years that have expired between that day and”
📺 J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement SpeechLearn this word in the video →
“And I have always wished that for myself.”
📺 Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement AddressLearn this word in the video →
“that I wish more people would think about”
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