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Salam1101 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Wish,Hope,Want

What is the difference between them?
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Want denotes a desire or a need of something that is possible to have or get. Hope implies a desire of something that is possible, involving a feeling of trust, confidence. Wish suggests a fervent desire, a feeling, especially a need of something impossible or unlikely.

  • Want denotes a desire or a need of something that is possible to have or get.
  • Hope implies a desire of something that is possible, involving a feeling of trust, confidence.
  • Wish suggests a fervent desire, a feeling, especially a need of something impossible or unlikely.
  • This said in short and in general terms, because I think the three words can be exchanged depending on the style of the speaker or the writer.
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Want denotes a desire or a need of something that is possible to have or get.
Hope implies a desire of something that is possible, involving a feeling of trust, confidence.
Wish suggests a fervent desire, a feeling, especially a need of something impossible or unlikely.

This said in short and in general terms, because I think the three words can be exchanged depending on the s

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