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願望 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • desire verb To want something strongly.
  • hope verb To want something to happen and believe it might.
  • urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
  • wish noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.

Senses

願望 is used for these senses in English:

  • desire (countable) Someone or something wished for.
  • hope (countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.
  • urge A strong desire; an itch to do something.
  • wish The thing desired or longed for.

desire — full definition

  1. verb To want something strongly.
  2. noun A strong feeling of wanting something.

hope — full definition

  1. verb To want something to happen and believe it might.
  2. noun A feeling of trust or expectation that something good will happen.

Related Japanese words