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wish for vs wish of

Both 'wish for' and 'wish of' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Wish for' is used when expressing a desire for something, while 'wish of' is used when referring to the content of the wish itself.

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wish for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when expressing a desire for something.

Use 'wish for' when expressing a desire for something. It is followed by the thing desired or the action desired.

Examples:

I wish for a new car for my birthday.
She wished for peace in the world.
He wished for good health for his family.
They wished for success in their new venture.
We wish for happiness for everyone.

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And you can't wish for more wishes.
Don't wish for darkness, Edward.
Careful what you wish for partner.
Be very careful what you wish for, Will.
The operation and Larrick are bigger than your wish for revenge.
I take their wish for vengeance into account.
Careful what you wish for, fella.
Careful what you wish for, Daddy.
Well, it all strengthened my wish for a serious education.
It seems you have everything a man could possibly wish for.
She's everything you could wish for, I suppose.
Of all the things to wish for.
You be careful what you wish for.
Be careful what you wish for, punk. No.
It's the most beautiful thing anyone could wish for.
Be careful what you wish for.
Be careful what you wish for.
Almost any activity one could wish for is available within the camp.
There must be something you wish for.
All a husband could wish for.

Alternatives:

hope for
desire for
long for
yearn for
crave for

wish of

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English. It is used when referring to the content of the wish itself.

Use 'wish of' when referring to the content of the wish itself. It is followed by the thing wished for.

Examples:

The wish of a better future was in his heart.
She revealed the wish of her heart.
The wish of peace was shared by all.
He spoke of the wish of his soul.
The wish of happiness for all was evident.

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I should execute the last wish of my father.
I failed to fulfill the wish of those two girls.
It was the wish of my mentor, know it.
We have a useful report, which clearly underlines the wish of Parliament to enhance the fight against fraud, maladministration and the abuse of European taxpayers.
Ladies and gentlemen, l regret you cannot be here tonight, but such is the wish of Her Majesty the Dowager Empress.
The wish of the committee is that we should reassess this issue.
And that every wish of what we want to create will manifest in our life.
I must attribute it to your wish of increasing my love by suspense, in the usual manner of elegant females.
This possibility should be combined with the wish of some farmers and operators to ensure that their crops have the lowest possible presence of GMOs.
That will, of course, depend on the wish of those concerned to take this route and to present WTO-compatible market access agreements.
Mr President, in his reply to the debate the Commissioner referred to the pretended wish of the Transport Council for a study.
But should you have any interest in Fulfilling the wish of a potentially dying woman,
But on the other hand, keeping the bagpipe for somebody else... might have been the wish of the deceased.
I'm now on a journey to fulfill the wish, in my tiny capacity, of little African girls - the wish of being educated.
It is also the wish of His Grace that his loyal servant Janos Slynt, - Commander of the City Watch...
There is, however, a division of labour and I think we should keep it as long as this is the wish of Kofi Annan.
While I share the wish of the European Parliament to support economic growth through the EU programmes, we should also take into account the amount of payments that can be reasonably executed without undermining sound financial management.
Not only did the wish of a piece of doughnut come true, the wish of peace came true.
Luciano finally gets his wish of returning to America one last time.
And I think this was also the wish of Fabiola.

Alternatives:

desire of
dream of
aspiration of
longing of
yearning of

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