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What's the difference in this word HOPE and WISH? Thanks a lot for answering.

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Both words mean that you want something to happen. Here is the difference: Hope is a desire that it is POSSIBLE or LIKELY to happen. Wish is a desire that is NOT POSSIBLE or UNLIKELY to happen. Examples: I hope to buy a house someday. I wish I had a million dollars.
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Hello, They have similar but somewhat different meanings. "Hope" is when you want something to happen which could possibly happen: "I hope that you come to my party tomorrow" or "I hope that it doesn't rain today." In both cases, the thing that the speaker wants could potentially happen. "Wish" and "wishes" are generally for things that either can't come true or are unlikely to come true. They're impossible or unrealistic. "I wish that Ryan would come to my party tomorrow" --> Ryan probably isn't going to come. "I wish that it would stop raining" --> It probably won't stop raining. "I wish that he knew how to cook." --> He doesn't know how to cook. Those are the general differences. The grammar is also different for each. See the following link for detailed instructions: http://blog.esllibrary.com/2014/06/19/hope-vs-wish/
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After the verb WISH you may also use a noun, e.g. "I wish you good luck" or "He wished him a successful career". HOPE, on the other hand, is always followed by a whole phrase, e.g. "I hope you will have a great life".
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I hope my wish will get through. I have a wish, I want something, and I hope (I have such way of mind now) that I'll get it. I wish my hope will get through. I have a hope (the way of mind now). The situation is bad, but I don't want to give up and would like to have another chance, because hope dies last. And I wish, I want it very much to become real, that that my hope (my ideas of not giving up) will come through.

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