Synonyms: desire, want, be anxious, be eager, be keen
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /wɪʃ/ |
| Hyphenation | wish |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑢𐑦𐑖 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) wish | (I) wished |
| (thou) wishest | (thou) wishedst |
| (he) wishs, wisheth | (he) wished |
| (we) wish | (we) wished |
| (you) wish | (you) wished |
| (they) wish | (they) wished |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) wish | (I) wished |
| (thou) wish | (thou) wished |
| (he) wish | (he) wished |
| (we) wish | (we) wished |
| (you) wish | (you) wished |
| (they) wish | (they) wished |
| Imperative mood | |
| wish | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| wishing | wished |
| Afrikaans | verlang |
|---|---|
| Albanian | dëshiroj |
| Catalan | desitjar |
| Czech | popřát; přát; přát si; žádat |
| Danish | ønske |
| Dutch | begeren; verlangen; wensen |
| English (Old English) | willan |
| Esperanto | deziri |
| Faeroese | ynskja |
| Finnish | haluta |
| French | désirer |
| German | wünschen |
| Hungarian | kíván; vágyik |
| Icelandic | óska |
| Italian | desiderare |
| Jamaican Patois | fiil laik |
| Latin | optare |
| Norwegian | ønske seg; ønske |
| Papiamento | deseá |
| Polish | pragnąć; życzyć |
| Portuguese | desejar; pretender; querer |
| Russian | желать; пожелать |
| Saterland Frisian | wonskje |
| Scots | wiss |
| Spanish | desear |
| Sranan | winsi |
| Swedish | önska |
| Turkish | arzu etmek |
| West Frisian | ferlangje |