Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To hope or desire for something that is not easily attainable.
Wish
/wɪʃ/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples:
'I am a true friend who wishes to be your lover.They wished to eat the flesh of this animal.I told you it was a story about wishing.
Etymology:
The word wish comes from the Old English wȳscan, related to the Middle Dutch wenscen and Old High German wunsken, all of which stem from the Proto-Germanic *wunsk-a-, meaning to desire or hope.
Usage Statistics:
118 mentions per 1 million words 
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