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wens meaning in English

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wens substantief

wish [wishes](desire)
noun
[UK: wɪʃ] [US: ˈwɪʃ]

wens substantief
{m}

desire [desires](something wished for)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈzaɪə(r)] [US: də.ˈzaɪər]

will [wills](act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition)
noun
[UK: wɪl] [US: wɪl]

wensdenken substantief
{n}

wishful thinking(illusion that what one would like is true)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪʃ.fəl ˈθɪŋk.ɪŋ] [US: ˈwɪʃ.fəl ˈθɪŋk.ɪŋ]

wensdroom substantief
{m}

pipe dream(near impossibility)
noun
[UK: paɪp driːm] [US: ˈpaɪp ˈdriːm]

wenselijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord

desirable(suitable to be desired)
adjective
[UK: dɪ.ˈzaɪə.rəb.l̩] [US: də.ˈzaɪ.rəb.l̩]

wenselijkheid substantief
{f}

desirability [desirabilities](state of being desirable)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˌzaɪə.rə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti] [US: də.ˌzaɪ.rə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti]

wensen werkwoord

desire [desired, desiring, desires](wish for earnestly)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈzaɪə(r)] [US: də.ˈzaɪər]

wish [wished, wishing, wishes](to hope for an outcome)
verb
[UK: wɪʃ] [US: ˈwɪʃ]

doodswens substantief
{m}

death wish(desire for the death of oneself or of someone else)
noun
[UK: deθ wɪʃ] [US: ˈdeθ ˈwɪʃ]

gelukwens substantief
{m}

congratulation(act of congratulating)
noun
[UK: kən.ˌɡræ.tʃʊ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩] [US: kən.ˌɡræ.tʃə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

gelukwensen werkwoord

congratulate [congratulated, congratulating, congratulates](to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈɡræ.tʃʊ.leɪt] [US: kən.ˈɡræ.tʃə.ˌlet]

ongewenst bijvoeglijk naamwoord

undesirable(objectionable or not likely to please)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.dɪ.ˈzaɪə.rəb.l̩] [US: ˌʌn.də.ˈzaɪ.rəb.l̩]

ongewenste elektronische post substantief
{f}

spam(unsolicited bulk electronic messages)
noun
[UK: spæm] [US: ˈspæm]

ongewenste intimiteiten substantief
{f}

sexual harassmentnoun
[UK: ˈsek.ʃʊəl ˈhæ.rə.smənt] [US: ˈsek.ʃuːəl hə.ˈræ.smənt]

ongewenste mail substantief
{m}

spam(unsolicited bulk electronic messages)
noun
[UK: spæm] [US: ˈspæm]

ongewenstheid substantief
{f}

severity [severities](degree of something undesirable; badness)
noun
[UK: sɪ.ˈve.rɪ.ti] [US: sɪ.ˈve.rə.ti]

onwenselijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord

undesirable(objectionable or not likely to please)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.dɪ.ˈzaɪə.rəb.l̩] [US: ˌʌn.də.ˈzaɪ.rəb.l̩]

te wensen overlaten werkwoord

leave a lot to be desiredverb

trouwens preposition

by the way(incidentally)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ]

trouwens bijwoord

then(at the same time; on the other hand)
adverb
[UK: ðen] [US: ˈðen]

uw wens is mijn bevel phrase

your wish is my command(what you wish for I will effect as if it were a command)
phrase

verwensing substantief

anathema [anathemata](imprecation)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈnæ.θə.mə] [US: ə.ˈnæ.θə.mə]

verwensing substantief
{f}

imprecation [imprecations](act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone)
noun
[UK: ˌɪm.prɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɪm.prɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩]

verwensing substantief
{m}

curse [curses](supernatural detriment)
noun
[UK: kɜːs] [US: ˈkɝːs]

verwensing substantief
{n}

swear word(impolite or offensive taboo word)
noun

vrouwenstudies substantief
{Pl} {f}

women's studies(academic field)
noun