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wish
[wish]
verb (used with object)
to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause).
I wish to travel.
I wish that it were morning.
Synonyms:to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified).
to wish the problem settled.
to entertain wishes, favorably or otherwise, for.
to wish someone well;
to wish someone ill.
to bid, as in greeting or leave-taking.
to wish someone a good morning.
to request or charge.
I wish him to come.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
to desire; long; yearn (often followed byfor ).
Mother says I may go if I wish.
I wished for a book.
to make a wish.
She wished more than she worked.
noun
an act or instance of wishing.
a request or command.
I was never forgiven for disregarding my father's wishes.
Synonyms: , ,an expression of a wish, often one of a kindly or courteous nature.
to send one's best wishes.
something wished or desired.
He got his wish—a new car.
verb phrase
to force or impose (usually used in the negative).
I wouldn't wish that awful job on my worst enemy.
Also wish upon. to make a wish using some object as a magical talisman.
to wish on a star.
wish
/ ɪʃ /
verb
to want or desire (something, often that which cannot be or is not the case)
I wish I lived in Italy
to wish for peace
(tr) to feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
I wish you well
(tr) to desire or prefer to be as specified
(tr) to greet as specified; bid
he wished us good afternoon
formal(tr) to order politely
I wish you to come at three o'clock
noun
the act of wishing; the expression of some desire or mental inclination
to make a wish
something desired or wished for
he got his wish
(usually plural) expressed hopes or desire, esp for someone's welfare, health, etc
formal(often plural) a polite order or request
Other 51Թ Forms
- wisher noun
- wishless adjective
- interwish verb (used with object)
- outwish verb (used with object)
- ˈɾ adjective
- ˈɾ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wish1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
“Why should an advanced society wish to expend the effort to communicate such information to a backward, emerging, novice civilization like our own?”
So that's a really hard question, and I wish I had the perfect answer.
I wish I had some in my fridge.
“But there are other days wishing you could do this and that, but there’s nothing you can do, because you lost everything.”
Whether it's my antitrust stuff or my baseball stuff, it's something that we can use to get our foot in a lot of doors, and I wish more Democrats were like that here in Iowa.
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To wish is to want or long for something. How is wish different from desire and want? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
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