ønske — meaning in English

English meaning

• want verb To wish for or desire something.
• wish noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.

Senses

ønske is used for these senses in English:

• want (intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
• wish (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.

want — full definition

1. verb To wish for or desire something.
2. verb To need or require something.
3. noun A desire or wish.
4. noun A lack or shortage of something needed.

wish — full definition

1. noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.
2. verb To want or hope for something, often something unlikely or impossible.
3. verb To express a hope for someone's wellbeing or good fortune.

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