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
Elpidius-Late Greek (Latinized)
Serenitysə-REN-i-teeEnglish (Modern)
VeliaVE-lyahItalian
Hillel-Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Arnfinn-Norwegian
Cerys-Welsh