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
Nuka-Native American, Greenlandic
Danieladahn-YE-lah (German)Italian, German, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Portuguese, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, English
Dennison['denisn]
Pyong-Hobyung-hoKorean
Gabriellega-bree-ELFrench, English
Anastasah-nah-STAHS (Bulgarian)Russian, Bulgarian