souhaiter

/swɛ.te/

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Translation

to wish, to hope for

Word origin

From Old French souhaidier, of debated origin, often traced to a Gaulish form combined with Latin sub. It has no common English cognate.

Origin
Old French
Root
souhaidier

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Examples

bonne bonne .

I wish you a happy new year and good health.

.

She wishes to become a doctor later on.

réserver .

We would like to book a table for this evening.

bonne l'.

They wished us good luck before the exam.

.

I hope that everything goes well for you.

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This word is part of lesson 32.