I wish upon a shooting star.

Meaning: People believe that if you make a wish while seeing a shooting star, it will come true.

Choice of Words: Wish means to desire or hope for something. Upon means on top of or above. Shooting star is a meteor that appears as a streak of light in the sky. When we put these words together, we get a sentence that describes the act of making a wish while seeing a shooting star.

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I make a wish to the shooting star.

Meaning: This means that you are creating a wish and sending it to the shooting star in the hopes that it will come true.

Choice of Words: Make means to create or bring something into existence. Wish means to want something or hope that it will happen. Shooting star is a bright streak of light in the sky caused by a small piece of rock or dust from space entering the Earth's atmosphere and burning up. When you put them together, "I make a wish to the shooting star" means that you are creating a wish and sending it to the shooting star.

I send a wish to the shooting star.

Meaning: This means that you are sending a wish to the shooting star in the hopes that it will come true.

Choice of Words: Send means to cause something to go somewhere. Wish means to want something or hope that it will happen. Shooting star is a bright streak of light in the sky caused by a small piece of rock or dust from space entering the Earth's atmosphere and burning up. When you put them together, "I send a wish to the shooting star" means that you are sending a wish to the shooting star.

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