wishful

[US]/'wɪʃfʊl/
[UK]/'wɪʃfəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. full of hope
adv. hopefully

Phrases & Collocations

wishful thinking

wishful dream

wishful hope

Example Sentences

be wishful for sth.

be wishful to do sth.

Such wishful thinking of theirs will never be realized.

It's wishful thinking to expect Phil to help you. He is a goldbrick.

His claims to be a millionaire are just wishful thinking.

without resources the proposed measures were merely wishful thinking .

Prices seem to have stopped rising in the shops, or is that just wishful thinking on my part?

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