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wishing

/ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

Translations

wishingnoun

souhaitNom d’action, au sens de l’expression d’un désir ou d’un espoir.

Her wishing for a snow day was evident as she stared out the window at the cloudy sky.

Son souhait d’avoir un jour de neige était évident tandis qu’elle regardait le ciel nuageux par la fenêtre.

Synonyms

wishinggerund / present participle

/ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

Used attributively in compounds such as "wishing well" to denote association with making wishes.

à souhaitsS’emploie surtout dans des syntagmes comme « puits à souhaits ».

Tourists tossed coins into the wishing well.

Les touristes ont jeté des pièces dans le puits à souhaits.

Synonyms

wishverb

wishing

Gerund

wished

Past Simple

wished

Past Participle

wishing

Gerund

/wɪʃ/

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions

wishingnoun

The act of expressing a desire or hope for something to happen.

Her wishing for a snow day was evident as she stared out the window at the cloudy sky.

wishinggerund / present participle

Associated with or designed for making or expressing wishes.

Tourists tossed coins into the wishing well.

wishverb

Used with the past simple to express that you feel sorry or sad about a state or situation that exists at the moment

I wish (that) I was/were a bit taller.

Used with the past perfect to express that you feel sorry or sad about a particular action in the past

I bet she wishes (that) she'd never got involved in the whole mess.

To want to do something

I wish to make a complaint.

To hope or express hope for another person's success or happiness or pleasure on a particular occasion

We wish you every success in the future.

To hope that something you want will be made real because of good luck or magical powers

He has everything he could possibly wish for.