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I wish

idiom
Meaning

Used to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true


Examples
SIMPLE

I wish I had more time to relax.

CONTEXTUAL

I wish I could speak another language fluently, but I have not practiced enough yet.

COMPLEX

He looked at the empty train station and sighed, wishing he had arrived earlier, though he knew the last train had already departed.

Anchors to
Related idioms1entry
  1. 01

    you wish

    Used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs.

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