Forewish

/fɔːrˈwɪʃ/ verb

Definition

An archaic word meaning to wish for something in advance or beforehand.

Etymology

From 'fore-' (before) + 'wish' (to desire). This combines a forward-thinking prefix with a basic emotion verb. The word is extremely rare and obsolete.

Kelly Says

There's something poignant about the concept of 'forewishing'—it captures that specific human experience of anticipating something wonderful and already looking forward to it before it even arrives.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቀደም ፍልስፍና
kidem fil-si-fana
ARالعربية
الرغبة المسبقة
al-raghbah al-musab-qah
BNবাংলা
পূর্ব আকাঙ্ক্ষা
poorv aka-khs-ha
CACatalà
desig pervi
de-sig per-vi
CSČeština
předchozí přání
preed-cho-zee pree-nee
DADansk
forudset ønske
for-oo-set oo-nske
DEDeutsch
früher Wunsch
froo-her voonsh
ELΕλληνικά
προοπτική επιθυμία
pro-op-ti-ki e-pi-th-mee-ah
ESEspañol
deseo previo
de-se-o pre-vee-o
FAفارسی
خواست پیشین
khoost peesh-een
FISuomi
ennen toive
e-nen to-ive
FRFrançais
souhait préalable
soo-ay pre-al-ba-ble
GUGU
પહેલાંની ઈચ્છા
peh-la-n-nee ee-ch-cha
HAHA
tuhumar farko
tu-hu-mar farko
HEעברית
רצון מוקדם
retz-on mo-ka-dam
HIहिन्दी
पूर्व इच्छा
poorv ichcha
HUMagyar
előre jelzett vágy
el-ore je-l-zett vah-ee
IDBahasa Indonesia
keinginan sebelumnya
ke-wi-nan se-belum-nya
IGIG
nkwu
n-k-wu
ITItaliano
desiderio precedente
de-si-de-ree-o pre-ce-den-te
JA日本語
予見の願い
yo-ken-no-negai
KKKK
алдын тілеу
al-dyn ti-leu
KMKM
ចំនួនមុន
cham-no-un mohn
KO한국어
미리 바라는
mi-ri ba-ra-neun
MRMR
पूर्व इच्छा
poorv ichcha
MSBahasa Melayu
keinginan sebelumnya
ke-wi-nan se-belum-nya
MYမြန်မာ
ကျမ်းကြောင်း
kya-m-kaing
NLNederlands
vooruitkijkend verlangen
vo-or-uit-kijk-end ve-lan-gen
NONorsk
forutset ønske
for-oo-set oo-nske
PAPA
ਪਹਿਲੇ ਈச்சਾ
peh-lay ee-chcha
PLPolski
poprzedni życzenie
po-pre-d-ni zhi-che-nie
PTPortuguês
desejo prévio
de-ze-jo pre-vee-o
RORomână
dorință anterioară
do-rin-tsa an-te-ree-o-ra
RUРусский
предпо wish
pre-d-po-vish
SVSvenska
förhands önskan
for-hands oo-n-skan
SWKiswahili
wasiwasi la awali
wa-si-wa-si la a-wa-li
TAதமிழ்
முன்னர் ஆசை
mun-nar a-asai
TEతెలుగు
ముందు కోరిక
mun-du ko-ri-ka
THไทย
ความปรารถนาล่วงหน้า
kwan-pra-thon-na loang ha-na
TLTL
nais nauna
nays na-u-na
TRTürkçe
önceden dilemek
on-ce-den di-le-mek
UKУкраїнська
попереднє бажання
po-pered-ne ba-zhan-nya
URاردو
پہلے کا خواہش
peh-lay ka kha-wah-ish
VITiếng Việt
mong muốn trước
mong muon truoc
YOYO
àwọn àṣẹ
aw-on ash-eh
ZH中文
预先愿望
yù xiān yuàn wàng
ZUZU
isikhathi esedlulayo
ee-si-kha-thi eh-se-dlu-la-yo

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