difference of "hope" and "wish" in use
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Hello!
Although very similar, they are usually used in different tenses and in different probabilities.
Wish is often in past tense to symbolize a regret or a want, or something you wish could happen but probably won't.
Example:
I wish we could meet again. --> Probably will not happen.
I wish I had a dog. --> had is in past tense
I hope we can meet --> This has a good chance of happening.
I hope we get a dog.
Notice: The noun clause in hope is in the present tense. The noun clause in wish is in past tense.
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They are mostly the same!
When I say “hope,” it is more of a feeling.
When I say “wish,” it is more of a thought
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Wish = a hope or desire for something that probably won't or can not now happen.
Hope = a feeling/desire or expectation a wanting of something to happen.
Hope therefore has to be in a future tense. "IT HAS TO BE MUST BE IN A FUTURE TENSE" the dictionary definitions dictate this.
note some speakers and writers will try to remove ambiguity by making certain that a wish clause is put firmly into the past by specifically adding in a past tense word.
"I wish we could HAVE meet yesterday/earlier" (this is not ancient English)
"I hope we can meet again soon" hope has now unambiguously been put into the future by "we can"
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Wish, Want to do something.
‘they wish to become involved’
Synonyms
want, desire, have an inclination, be inclined, feel inclined, feel like, care
Hope, Intend if possible to do something.
‘we're hoping to address all these issues’
Synonyms
aim, intend, be looking, have every intention, have the intention, have in mind, plan, aspire
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