Miss vs Wish - What's the difference?
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(ambitransitive) To fail to hit.
* (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
* (Edmund Waller) (1606-1687)
To fail to achieve or attain.
* (John Locke) (1632-1705)
To feel the absence of someone or something, sometimes with regret.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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To fail to understand or have a shortcoming of perception.
To fail to attend.
To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
(sports) To fail to score (a goal).
* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 18, author=Ben Dirs, work=BBC Sport
, title= (obsolete) To go wrong; to err.
* (Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
(obsolete) To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
A failure to hit.
A failure to obtain or accomplish.
An act of avoidance.
A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
An unmarried woman; a girl.
* Cawthorn
A kept woman; a mistress.
(card games) In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen
an expression of such a desire etc.
the process of expressing or thinking about such a desire etc. (often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power(s)
the thing desired or longed for
* 1901 , , (w, The Monkey's Paw)
(Sussex) a water meadow.
(label) To desire; to want.
* (William Shakespeare)
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To hope (for a particular outcome).
* (John Arbuthnot) (1667-1735)
* 1901 , , (w, The Monkey's Paw)
To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
* (William Shakespeare)
* Bible, (Psalms) xl. 14
To request or desire to do an activity.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author=(Henry Petroski)
, title= (label) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.
* (Ben Jonson)
In transitive terms the difference between miss and wish
is that miss is to be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.) while wish is to recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.As verbs the difference between miss and wish
is that miss is to fail to hit while wish is to desire; to want.As nouns the difference between miss and wish
is that miss is a failure to hit while wish is a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.miss
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) missen, from (etyl) .Verb
(es)- I missed the target.
- I tried to kick the ball, but missed .
- Men observe when things hit, and not when they miss .
- Flying bullets now, / To execute his rage, appear too slow; / They miss , or sweep but common souls away.
- to miss an opportunity
- When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will acknowledge he judged not right.
- I miss you! Come home soon!
- What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss .
- The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.
- miss the joke
- Joe missed the meeting this morning.
- I missed the plane!
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- Amongst the angels, a whole legion / Of wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss; / What wonder then if one, of women all, did miss ?
- What here shall miss , our toil shall strive to mend.
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . SeeAntonyms
* (to fail to hit) hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with * (to feel the absence of) have, featureDerived terms
* hit-and-miss * miss a trick * miss the mark * miss the point * miss the boat * miss fire, misfire * miss out * near missNoun
(es)- I think I’ll give the meeting a miss .
Etymology 2
From (mistress).Noun
(wikipedia miss)- You may sit here, miss .
- You may sit here, Miss Jones.
- Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses, / Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses .
- (Evelyn)
wish
English
Noun
(es)- Your dearest wish will come true.
- "I suppose all old soldiers are the same," said Mrs White. "The idea of our listening to such nonsense! How could wishes be granted in these days? And if they could, how could two hundred pounds hurt you, father?" / "Might drop on his head from the sky," said the frivolous Herbert.
Usage notes
* Collocates with make for the common expression make a wish . SeeDerived terms
(Terms derived from the noun "wish") * death wish * best wishes * good wishes * make a wish * wishbone * wishful * wish list/wishlist/wish-list * your wish is my commandSee also
* precatory * velleityVerb
(es)- I would not wish / Any companion in the world but you.
- This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for.
- Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."
- I would not wish them to a fairer death.
- Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil.
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- I was wished to your worship by a gentleman.