I wish



I wish

An exclamation that shows the speaker's belief that something will not happen in the ideal way another person proposes. A: "Do you think you'll get an A in this class?" B: "I wish! I would need to ace my final project and my exam just to have a chance of bringing my average up."
See also: wish

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JimmieJIM-eeEnglish
Camilokah-MEE-lo (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
'Ismat-Arabic
Zosimos-Ancient Greek
Nehemiahnee-hə-MIE-ə (English)Biblical
Naiara-Basque