Petition and Wish

Petition

Petition noun - An earnest request.

Wish and petition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wish" instead the word "Petition" as a noun or a verb.

Wish

Wish noun - An expression of some desire or inclination.

Petition and wish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Petition" instead the word "Wish" as a noun or a verb.

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

How words are described

similar similar petition similar wish
personal personal petition personal wish
ongoing ongoing petition ongoing wish
worded worded petition worded wish

Common collocations

time petition time wish time
powers petition powers wish powers

Both words in one sentence

  • The holders were deprived of their titles, but the titles weren't themselves made extinct; should a successor wish to do so, he could petition the Privy Council to have them restored as an ex-royal dukedom.
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