want vs wish

want and wish both are nouns.

want and wish both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
want	Yes	No	Yes	No
wish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, want and wish are synonyms defined as:

want and wish: a specific feeling of desire

Other synonyms of want include wishing.

As verbs, wish is a hyponym of want; that is, wish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than want:

want: feel or have a desire for; want strongly
wish: feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of

Other hyponyms of want include crave, hunger, lust, starve, thirst, fancy, go for, take to, miss, hope, wish well, care, like, itch, spoil, like, ambition, feel like, begrudge, envy, lech after, lust after, hanker, long, yearn, seek.

want (noun)	wish (noun)
a specific feeling of desire	the particular preference that you have
anything that is necessary but lacking	an expression of some desire or inclination
a state of extreme poverty	(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable	a specific feeling of desire

want (verb)	wish (verb)
wish or demand the presence of	invoke upon
have need of	order politely; express a wish for
hunt or look for; want for a particular reason	make or express a wish
feel or have a desire for; want strongly	feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
be without, lack; be deficient in	to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something

Difference between want and wish

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