Wish and Will

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Wish

Wish verb - To see fit.

Usage example: you're free to sit wherever you wish

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Will is a synonym for wish in desire topic. In some cases you can use "Will" instead the word "Wish" as a verb or a noun. popular alternative

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

Will

Will verb - To see fit.

Usage example: do as you will—I wash my hands of the whole affair

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Wish is a synonym for will in desire topic. You can use "Wish" instead the word "Will" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as feeling, want, choose, intend. popular alternative

Nearby Word: willing

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How words are described

good	good wish	good will
pure	pure wish	pure will
special	special wish	special will
similar	similar wish	similar will
Other adjectives: original, free, true, single, strong, actual, real, wrong, little, bad, personal, new, final, twisted, unconscious, remaining, greatest, magical, eponymous.

Common collocations

person	wish person	will person
life	wish life	will life
people	wish people	will people
happiness	wish happiness	will happiness
Other words: effect, time, way, game, reality, anyone, whatever, times.

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