Wish vs. Hope

Wishnoun

A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.

Wishnoun

An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.

Wishnoun

The thing desired or longed for.

Wishnoun

(Sussex) A water meadow.

Wishverb

(transitive) To desire; to want.

Wishverb

To hope (for a particular outcome).

Wishverb

(ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).

Wishverb

To request or desire to do an activity.

Wishverb

(transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.

Wishverb

To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

Wishverb

To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.

Wishverb

To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate.

Wishverb

To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.

Wishnoun

Desire; eager desire; longing.

Wishnoun

Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.

Wishnoun

A thing desired; an object of desire.

Wishnoun

a specific feeling of desire;

Wishnoun

an expression of some desire or inclination;

Wishnoun

(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare;

Wishnoun

the particular preference that you have;

Wishverb

hope for; have a wish;

Wishverb

prefer or wish to do something;

Wishverb

have in mind;

Wishverb

make or express a wish;

Wishverb

feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of

Wishverb

order politely; express a wish for

Wishverb

invoke upon;

Wishverb

feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen

Wishverb

express a hope that (someone) enjoys (happiness or success)

Wishverb

want to do something

Wishverb

want (something) to be done or happen

Wishverb

want (someone) to do or have something

Wishverb

hope that (someone) has to deal with someone or something undesirable

Wishnoun

a desire or hope for something to happen

Wishnoun

an expression of a desire, typically in the form of a request or instruction

Wishnoun

an invocation or recitation of a hope or desire

Wishnoun

an expression of a hope for someone's success, happiness, or welfare

Wishnoun

a thing that is or has been wished for

Wish

A wish is a hope or desire for something. In fiction, wishes can be used as plot devices.

Hopenoun

The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

Hopenoun

(countable) The actual thing wished for.

Hopenoun

(countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.

Hopenoun

The virtuous desire for future good.

Hopenoun

A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a comb.

Hopenoun

A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

Hopenoun

(Scotland) A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

Hopeverb

To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.

Hopeverb

To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes.

Hopeverb

(intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in.

Hopeverb

To wish.

Hopenoun

A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

Hopenoun

A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

Hopenoun

A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy.

Hopenoun

One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good.

Hopenoun

That which is hoped for; an object of hope.

Hopeverb

To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; - usually followed by for.

Hopeverb

To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; - usually followed by in.

Hopeverb

To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.

Hopeverb

To expect; to fear.

Hopenoun

a specific instance of feeling hopeful;

Hopenoun

the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled;

Hopenoun

grounds for feeling hopeful about the future;

Hopenoun

someone (or something) on which expectations are centered;

Hopenoun

United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)

Hopenoun

one of the three Christian virtues

Hopeverb

expect and wish;

Hopeverb

be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes;

Hopeverb

intend with some possibility of fulfilment;

Hope

Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: and Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness, and despair.