What is diffirent between "hope" and "wish" and "want"
This is a basic question about English.
I'm not sure which words should be selected in any cases.
Please let me know what is the difference between these 3words.
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Answers · 3
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Hope means that you want something in the future. "I hope I pass my test."
Want is just you would like something. "I want to eat a cookie."
Wish is similar to hope, but usually it is not used for yourself. You could say, "I wish that you pass your test." but not "I wish that I pass my test."
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hope: to expect sth to happen or be true with confidence (maybe not hard to realize)
wish: to expect sth to happen, although it's unlikely to come true (perhaps difficult to realize)
want: to feel that you would like to have, keep, do something, or you need something (no matter whether it's easy or not)
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I hope I can get a birthday present (very easy, at least, not difficult)
<Subjunctive>:
I wish I could fly in the sky (it won't come true, because humans can't fly)
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