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wish on a star

wish on a star is the uncommon form of wish upon a star.

Meaning of wish upon a star

Verb

wish upon a star (third-person singular simple present wishes upon a star, present participle wishing upon a star, simple past and past participle wished upon a star)

  1. (literally) To make a wish on seeing a shooting star.
  2. (figuratively) To desire something without putting in any effort for it.

Forms of wish on a star

third-person singular presentwishes on a star
present participlewishing on a star
past participlewished on a star
pastwished on a star

Questions about wish on a star

What is wish on a star the uncommon form of?
Wish on a star is the uncommon form of wish upon a star.

Words near wish on a star in the dictionary

  1. wish fulfilment
  2. wish fulfilments
  3. wish in one hand and shit in the other, and see which one fills up first
  4. wish list
  5. wish lists
  6. wish on a star
  7. wish one joy of it
  8. wish sandwich
  9. wish sandwiches
  10. wish someone ill
  11. wish someone well

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