I wish

phrase

Used to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true.

“- I don't know how I'm going to afford all these Christmas presents. - Maybe you'll win the lottery and become a millionaire overnight. - I wish!”

Similar
your lips to God's ears
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Meanings

phrase
  1. colloquialidiomaticUsed to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true.

    - I don't know how I'm going to afford all these Christmas presents. - Maybe you'll win the lottery and become a millionaire overnight. - I wish!

    Synonyms: your lips to God's ears

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseUsed to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true.

Similar
your lips to God's ears

Translations

Arabic لَيْتَ, تَمَنَّى
  • لَيْتَ (layta)I would very much like that to be so
  • تَمَنَّى (tamannā)I would very much like that to be so
Catalan tant de bo, si
  • tant de boI would very much like that to be so
  • siI would very much like that to be so
Chinese Mandarin 但願 /但愿
  • 但願 /但愿 (dànyuàn)I would very much like that to be so
Dutch was het maar zo dat
  • was het maar zo datI would very much like that to be so
Finnish totta kai, ilman muuta
  • totta kaiI would very much like that to be so
  • ilman muutaI would very much like that to be so
French si seulement, j'aurais aimé que
  • si seulementI would very much like that to be so
  • j'aurais aimé queI would very much like that to be so
German wenn auch, wenn doch nur
  • wenn auchI would very much like that to be so
  • wenn doch nurI would very much like that to be so
Hebrew הַלְוַאי, כֵּן יְהִי רָצוֹן
  • הַלְוַאי (halevái)I would very much like that to be so
  • כֵּן יְהִי רָצוֹן (ken yehí ratzón)I would very much like that to be so
Italian magari, mi piacerebbe
  • magariI would very much like that to be so
  • mi piacerebbeI would very much like that to be so
Japanese -らいいのになあ, -ならいいのになあ
  • -らいいのになあ (-ra ii noni nā)I would very much like that to be so
  • -ならいいのになあ (-nara ii noni nā)I would very much like that to be so
  • -よいものを (yoi mono o)I would very much like that to be so
Malay sekira, semoga
  • sekiraI would very much like that to be so
  • semogaI would very much like that to be so
Norwegian skulle ønske det, skulle ønske jeg var
  • skulle ønske detI would very much like that to be so
  • skulle ønske jeg varI would very much like that to be so
Persian کاش, کاشکی
  • کاش (kâš)I would very much like that to be so
  • کاشکی (kâški)I would very much like that to be so
  • ای کاش (ey kâš)I would very much like that to be so
Polish jeśli by, jeśliby
  • jeśli byI would very much like that to be so
  • jeślibyI would very much like that to be so
  • o ileI would very much like that to be so
  • gdyby tylkoI would very much like that to be so
Portuguese oxalá, quem me dera
  • oxaláI would very much like that to be so
  • quem me deraI would very much like that to be so
Russian хоте́лось бы, е́сли бы то́лько
  • хоте́лось бы (xotélosʹ by)I would very much like that to be so
  • е́сли бы то́лько (jésli by tólʹko)I would very much like that to be so
  • е́сли бы (jésli by)I would very much like that to be so
Spanish ojalá, si
  • ojaláI would very much like that to be so
  • siI would very much like that to be so
  • si tan soloI would very much like that to be so
  • si tan siquieraI would very much like that to be so
Turkish keşke
  • keşkeI would very much like that to be so
Ukrainian я́кби
  • я́кби (jákby)I would very much like that to be so
Cite this entry
APA

I wish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20wish

MLA

“I wish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20wish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I wish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20wish.

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