1 to have and/or express a desire: “There's no point in wishing for a miracle”
wensen

2 to require (to do or have something): “Do you wish to sit down, sir?”
wensen

3 to say that one hopes for (something for someone): “I wish you the very best of luck.”
wensen

1 a desire or longing, or the thing desired: “It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.”
wens

2 an expression of desire: “The fairy granted him three wishes”
wens

3 (usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: “He sends you his best wishes.”
wens

wishful 'thinking (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

expectations based on what one hopes will happen, not on what is likely to happen.
wishful thinking, wensdenken

'wishing-well (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a well which is supposed to have the power of granting any wish made when one is beside it.
toverput
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the wish	de plan ; de zucht (m) ; het willen ; de wil (m) ; het wensen ; de wens (m) ; het voornemen ; het verlangen ; het toewensen ; het smachten ; de opzet (m) ; de lust (m) ; laatste wens (znw.) ; hevig verlangen (znw.) ; het begeren ; de begeerte (v)
wish	trek hebben in ; zin ; verkiezen

Bronnen: interglot; Wakefield genealogy pages




EN: aspiration
EN: choice
EN: craving
EN: decision
EN: desire
EN: longing
EN: need
EN: option
EN: preference
EN: want

EN: I wish him to come NL: ik verlang dat hij komt
EN: I wish (that) he were here NL: ik wou dat hij hier was
EN: don't you wish we were there? NL: zou je niet willen dat we er waren?
EN: wish oneself (at home) NL: wensen dat men (thuis) was
EN: wish for NL: verlangen, wensen
EN: wish a person further (at the devil) NL: iemand naar de Mookerhei wensen