Asking and Wish

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Asking noun - The verbal act of requesting.

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Wish and asking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wish" instead a noun "Asking".

Nearby Words: ask, asked

Wish noun - An expression of some desire or inclination.

Usage example: I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave

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Asking and wish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Asking" instead a noun "Wish".

Nearby Words: wished, wishful, wishing, wishfully, wisher

The first wish it ever granted was death, although, in a subversion, that wish was exactly what the person who wished it was asking for.

Source: Be Careful What You Wish For
Most of the short segments in between stories on Maryoku Yummy have this (most of the ones at the end), with Maryoku asking the viewer "Which wish is..." or asking the viewer to copy her actions.

Source: Breaking The Fourth Wall / Western Animation
Wakko first lampshades it by asking not to waste his wish on ending the handshake, and then gets out of it by replacing his arm with a fake one that the wish fulfiller continues to shake.

Source: Extended Greetings

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