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Word entry · 4 letters

wish

Best crossword clue

"Hope for something"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈwɪʃ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted hiswStarts with WEnds with H6 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Desire, hope, or expression of wanting something.

Word origin

From Middle English wisshen, wischen, wüschen, from Old English wȳsċan (“to wish”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunskijan, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (“to wish”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).

Used in a sentence

  • “It is my wish that the bequest (should) be given to an almshouse.”
  • “make someone's wish come true”
  • “Send this message to six beings of your acquaintance, and your greatest wish shall come true!”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer6 curated clues

01“Hope for something”4 letters
02“Hopeful desire”4 letters
03“Hopeful request”4 letters
04“Make a desire”4 letters
05“Quiet hope”4 letters
06“Hope for”4 letters

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