I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
against...wishes (= although they knew her parents did not want them to )
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They got married against her parents’ wishes .
death wish
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Before I did the jump, people would ask if I had a death wish .
dying wish
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It was her dying wish to have a simple burial.
had a death wish
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Before I did the jump, people would ask if I had a death wish .
I wish...would
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I wish they would come and visit us.
if...so wish
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Parents can withdraw their child from school if they so wish .
respected...wishes
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She said she wanted to leave, and her father respected her wishes .
wish list
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Another player on Coach Beane’s wish list is center fielder Jeffrey Hammonds.
wish sb a happy Christmas (= say that you hope someone enjoys Christmas )
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They wished us a happy Christmas and left.
wish sb (every) happiness/wish (every) happiness to sb (= say that you hope someone will have a happy life )
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I would like you to join me in wishing every happiness to Annabelle and Steven.
wish sb (every) happiness/wish (every) happiness to sb (= say that you hope someone will have a happy life )
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I would like you to join me in wishing every happiness to Annabelle and Steven.
wish...all the best
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We’d just like to wish him all the best in his new job.
wishing well
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
luck
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They then shook hands and delivered warm, almost passionate, hugs as they wished each other luck .
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But had we sat down with her, we would have wished her good luck .
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I wish him luck and hope that after a couple of years he is transferred back!
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Well, I wish you luck .
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He had not, Anna tried to remember, wished her luck .
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She wishes me luck , opens the door to the bathroom, and disappears into a cloud of steam.
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Tim shook my hand and wished me luck , giving me a knowing look in the process.
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The program also features a neat video clip of Norman introducing the game and wishing players good luck .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I only wish/hope
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I only wish I knew what I could do to help.
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And I only wish the world had a sense of the glamour like we had in the Sixties.
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At present I only wish to draw attention to a possible ambiguity in a crucial move.
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Exhibit A in defense of the caveman. I only wish Becker had taken questions from the audience.
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I am sorry your life is so burdensome, I only wish I could help in some way.
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I enjoyed the whole of the Chuck Berry interview - I only wish we'd had longer.
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It's a great honour and I only hope and pray I won't let Monsieur down.
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It will suit Mrs Rochester perfectly. I only wish I were more handsome, as she's so beautiful.
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They were all very heartened that some one was at last taking an interest: I only wish I had had a tape recorder!
I swear/hope/wish/pray to God
pious hope/wish
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But in the present climate that is a somewhat pious hope.
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But these were merely pious hopes.
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Criteria Unless there is a quantitative criterion there is no objective, only a pious hope of better times.
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The international community has so far salved its conscience by voicing a succession of pious hopes.
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This may be a pious hope.
wish sb (the best of) luck
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But had we sat down with her, we would have wished her good luck .
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Everyone wished each other good luck and Mould, Matron and Endill headed off to the library.
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I wish him luck and hope that after a couple of years he is transferred back!
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James wished me good luck and dashed off home.
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Lineker and Paul Gascoigne have both been in touch with Spurs to wish them good luck for the new season.
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She wishes me luck , opens the door to the bathroom, and disappears into a cloud of steam.
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Well, I wish you luck .
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Yet at the start of the day both sides had wished each other luck .
without wanting/wishing to do sth
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Without wanting to, Rose was drawn to watch.
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Without wishing to be demeaning, computer literacy and competence is not particularly high on the list of archival training.
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Without wishing to scare you unduly, you should be aware that sharks do lurk out there.
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Without wishing to tempt providence in any way, we appear to have got away lighting in so far as Winter is concerned.
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He had had enough experience of strangers probing his own hurts without wanting to pry into those of others.
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Lying in bed, she thought of him without wanting to hurt him at all.
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She sank deep down again, unable to stay alert, and saw without wanting to a giant Catherine-wheel in the sky.
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The expectation from government industrial ReD is one of reducing dependency on imports without wanting to achieve self-sufficiency.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Afterward, Violet wished she hadn't said anything.
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Anyone wishing to order the book should send a cheque to the publishers.
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Beth wished she could stay there forever.
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Everyone has the right to smoke if they wish , but not the right to ruin the health of those around them.
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I wish I didn't have to go to school.
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I wish I had a car like that.
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I wish they would turn that music down.
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I wish to purchase a second house in the UK for investment purposes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Eventually, once he has them firmly under his rounded arm, he wishes us farewell.
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Every country wishes to see its own sportsmen and sportswomen as international champions.
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He can blast a race open whenever he wishes.
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He did not wish to appear on the terrasse of the Continental at such an early hour.
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He did not wish to love one more than the next.
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I may therefore not have heard points made to which I wish to refer.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
dear
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Her dearest wish was to live another couple of years and see Neil Kinnock as prime minister.
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He had two small children, and it was Miss Miggs's dearest wish to see them.
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If, as you say, your sister will come and bring Oreste then surely you have achieved your dearest wish ?
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She was an only child, and well aware that her father's dearest wish was to have grandsons.
dying
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Who was Jenny to deny a man his last dying wish ?
good
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I don't know your grandparents, but I hope you will send them my best wishes .
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Spare me your shock and good wishes .
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Central Council sends its good wishes to her.
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With best wishes for success and prosperity.
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My best wishes to Madame Zborowska and warm greetings to you.
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And while babies are on my mind, my best wishes to Patsy Kensit on the birth of her son.
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The good wishes of the nation are with them.
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Please believe in my loyalty and friendship and give my best wishes to your wife.
great
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Recovering from the October 26 attack, Rob's greatest wish is to stay in the Metropolitan force.
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Ben's greatest wish is that when he grows up, he becomes a professional scrambler.
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Having his own was his greatest wish and transformed his life.
■ NOUN
list
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So scribble down that wish list and get surfing to pick up some of the best bargains around.
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Davis would seem to be everything the Texans have on their wish list .
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Training More and better training also requires a priority place on this wish list .
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Near a well-traveled box of spices was a piece of cardboard on which the Oz campers' wish list was written.
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What is at the top of my wish list ?
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Oppenheimer was part of this international circle, and so he began recruiting with a first-rate wish list in hand.
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A bottle of whisky a day would definitely come on the wish list , said Edwards.
■ VERB
fulfil
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Those who did not fulfil their clients' wishes lost income.
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Today her school payed tribute to her courage and fulfilled her final wish , the planting of 2 trees in her memory.
grant
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Well, if the Oxford manager was granted any more wishes , then he'd want a change a fortune.
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But until she is dead I will not grant your wish .
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If he could ever be granted one wish in his life, he knew exactly what it would be.
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The fisherman trudged to the sea once more, spoke, and the flounder granted the wish .
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He has a private jet and a team of flunkies ready to grant every wish .
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The Make-A-Wish Foundation says it will re-evaluate its criteria for granting wishes .
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At last, slowly, victoriously, his eyes never leaving hers, he granted her wish .
reflect
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Once again the declarations of the jurors reflected the wishes and interests of the forest inhabitants rather than the facts of recorded history.
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I hope that this allocation reflects the wishes of the House as a whole.
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The church said yesterday its objections only reflected the wishes of nearby residents.
respect
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At all times respect the wishes of residents who do not wish to join in activities.
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In our unit one of the goals of elective ventilation is the respecting of these wishes .
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I'd have loved to have thanked him personally, but we have to respect his wish to remain anonymous.
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She wished to live her own life, and they must respect that wish.
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I've always believed one must respect the wishes of the dead.
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None the less, the importance of the obligation to respect the wishes of the patient can not be overstated.
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Has the manager at all times respected the wishes and aspirations of the artist?
send
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I don't know your grandparents, but I hope you will send them my best wishes .
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Central Council sends its good wishes to her.
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Any real fan will send Hankin their good wishes .
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He sends his best wishes to everybody at home.
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A card was passed around for those present to send their good wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Harry said his Aunt Erica sent good wishes , his eyes ironic.
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Mr Mason sends his best wishes for the success of the event.
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She sends good wishes to all her friends and colleagues.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I only wish/hope
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I only wish I knew what I could do to help.
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And I only wish the world had a sense of the glamour like we had in the Sixties.
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At present I only wish to draw attention to a possible ambiguity in a crucial move.
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Exhibit A in defense of the caveman. I only wish Becker had taken questions from the audience.
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I am sorry your life is so burdensome, I only wish I could help in some way.
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I enjoyed the whole of the Chuck Berry interview - I only wish we'd had longer.
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It's a great honour and I only hope and pray I won't let Monsieur down.
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It will suit Mrs Rochester perfectly. I only wish I were more handsome, as she's so beautiful.
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They were all very heartened that some one was at last taking an interest: I only wish I had had a tape recorder!
I swear/hope/wish/pray to God
pious hope/wish
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But in the present climate that is a somewhat pious hope.
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But these were merely pious hopes.
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Criteria Unless there is a quantitative criterion there is no objective, only a pious hope of better times.
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The international community has so far salved its conscience by voicing a succession of pious hopes.
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This may be a pious hope.
send your love/regards/best wishes etc
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He sends his best wishes to everybody at home.
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Mr Mason sends his best wishes for the success of the event.
without wanting/wishing to do sth
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Without wanting to, Rose was drawn to watch.
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Without wishing to be demeaning, computer literacy and competence is not particularly high on the list of archival training.
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Without wishing to scare you unduly, you should be aware that sharks do lurk out there.
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Without wishing to tempt providence in any way, we appear to have got away lighting in so far as Winter is concerned.
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He had had enough experience of strangers probing his own hurts without wanting to pry into those of others.
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Lying in bed, she thought of him without wanting to hurt him at all.
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She sank deep down again, unable to stay alert, and saw without wanting to a giant Catherine-wheel in the sky.
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The expectation from government industrial ReD is one of reducing dependency on imports without wanting to achieve self-sufficiency.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His last wish was that his body should be buried in his home town.
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She always wanted to see her grandchildren again - it was her dearest wish
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Consequently, the parents often seize on anything as a portent which confirms their wishes.
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Here, in the regressive, infantile wish for the perfect parent of early childhood lies the germ of the police state.
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On his birthday, Max gets his wish that his dad will stop lying for one day.
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Several correspondents have written to me at different times expressing the wish that we join forces in order to become more effective.
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She claimed to have been directed, used at all times as an instrument of their wishes, not her own.
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Still I approve of his wish that the next time round he will become a woman so that he can bear children.
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This month, my wish has been granted.