wish

«wish» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to want something to happen, even if it may not — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (wish, wishes, wished, wishing); noun (wish, wishes)

meaning for a pupil

1) To wish means to want something to happen, even if it may not. A wish is that hope. tree →

2) In stories, a wish is a request that is made true by magic. tree →

3) To wish someone something is to say you hope they have it: I wish you a happy birthday. tree →

4) Best wishes are kind words at the end of a letter or card. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: a hope or a want in a story; sometimes wishes are counted, or an amount wished for is a goal: needed = goal − have. In stories: a genie or a fairy grants three wishes; make a wish when you blow out the candles. Phrases: make a wish, wish for, I wish, best wishes, if you wish, wish someone well.

examples

• ') I wish to express here oiy thanks to J. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• But I wish to call attention to a few points which may suggest a solution or at least guide further investigation. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up? (Writings JOB.37.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• The genie gave her 3 wishes. tree →
• He wishes to buy a game for $45. tree →
• She wished for 10 more stickers. tree →
• They each made 2 wishes. tree →
• Close your eyes and make a wish. tree →
• I wish it would stop raining. tree →
• We wish you a happy holiday. tree →
• Best wishes from all of us. tree →
• You can sit here if you wish. tree →
• I wish I had learnt it.” tree →

note

Plural «wishes». «I wish I were» or «I wish I was» are both used; «were» is more formal. A wished amount is a goal: needed = goal − have. Otherwise a story word.

In the corpora

• Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
• In Japan there is a tradition of folding 1,000 paper cranes for a wish.
• Alice wishes she could "shut up like a telescope", meaning fold down smaller like a pull-out telescope.
• In the end she bursts into tears: "I do wish they would put their heads down!
• In the middle is a dish of tarts that look so good that Alice wishes they'd hurry up and hand round the refreshments.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.