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
JormaYOR-mahFinnish
Dand-Scottish
MeadeMEEDEnglish (Rare)
Rade-Serbian, Croatian
Jelisaveta-Serbian
SheltonSHEL-tənEnglish