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1 wishful
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2 wishful thinking
• toiveajattelu* * *noun (expectations based on what one hopes will happen, not on what is likely to happen.) -
3 wishful thinker
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4 wish
• toivomus• toivotella• toivottaa• toive• toivoa• toivotus• odottaa hartaasti• ikävöidä• janota• havitella• himoita• hinkua• vetoomus• elättää toivoa• esittää toivomus• anomus• pyyntö• pyytää• pyyde• tavoitella• halu• haave• halata• haluta• mieliä• mieltymys• mielihalu• mieliteko• mieli• tahtoa• tahto• kärkkyä* * *wiʃ 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) toivoa2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) haluta3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) toivottaa2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) haave2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) toivomus3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) toivotukset, terveiset•- wishing-well
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Wishful — Wish ful, a. [Cf. {Wistful}.] 1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing. [1913 Webster] 2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes. [1913 Webster] From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love To greet mine own land with my wishful sight. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wishful — 1520s, from WISH (Cf. wish) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Wishfully; wishfulness. Wishful thinking is recorded from 1932 … Etymology dictionary
wishful — index eager Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wishful — [adj] desirous acquisitive, ambitious, aspiring, craving, daydreaming, desiring, greedy, hankering, hopeful, itchy*, keen, longful, longing, lustful, wishing, yearning; concepts 403,529 … New thesaurus
wishful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having or expressing a wish for something to happen. 2) based on impractical wishes rather than facts. DERIVATIVES wishfully adverb … English terms dictionary
wishful — [wishfəl] adj. having or showing a wish; desirous; longing wishfully adv. wishfulness n … English World dictionary
wishful — adjective Date: 1593 1. a. expressive of a wish ; hopeful < looked at the toys with wishful eyes > b. having a wish ; desirous 2. according with wishes rather than reality < wishful dreams > • wishfully … New Collegiate Dictionary
wishful — adj. Wishful is used with these nouns: ↑thinking … Collocations dictionary
wishful — adjective 1》 having or expressing a wish for something to happen. 2》 based on impractical wishes rather than facts: wishful thinking. Derivatives wishfully adverb wishfulness noun … English new terms dictionary
wishful — /ˈwɪʃfəl / (say wishfuhl) adjective 1. having or showing a wish; desirous; longing. –phrase 2. wishful thinking, a belief that a thing will happen or is so, based on one s hopes rather than on reality …
wishful — adj. 1 (often foll. by to + infin.) desiring, wishing. 2 having or expressing a wish. Phrases and idioms: wishful thinking belief founded on wishes rather than facts. Derivatives: wishfully adv. wishfulness n … Useful english dictionary
