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Definitions for Wish

[1] to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning.
[2] to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the problem settled.
[3] to entertain wishes, favorably or otherwise, for: to wish someone well; to wish someone ill.
[4] to bid, as in greeting or leave-taking: to wish someone a good morning.
[5] to request or charge: I wish him to come.
[6] to desire; long; yearn (often followed by for ): Mother says I may go if I wish. I wished for a book.
[7] to make a wish: She wished more than she worked.
[8] an act or instance of wishing.
[9] a request or command: I was never forgiven for disregarding my father's wishes.
[10] an expression of a wish, often one of a kindly or courteous nature: to send one's best wishes.
[11] something wished or desired: He got his wish—a new car.
[12] wish on , 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.
[13] (when tr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive; when intr, often foll by for ) 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
[14] (tr) to feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of I wish you well
[15] (tr) to desire or prefer to be as specified
[16] (tr) to greet as specified; bid he wished us good afternoon
[17] (tr) formal to order politely I wish you to come at three o'clock
[18] the act of wishing; the expression of some desire or mental inclination to make a wish
[19] something desired or wished for he got his wish
[20] (usually plural) expressed hopes or desire, esp for someone's welfare, health, etc
[21] (often plural) formal a polite order or request

Words related to Wish

longing, intention, aspiration, prayer, request, choice, will, yearning, preference, ambition, hope, inclination, envy, prefer, please, crave, yearn, choose, want, aspire

Words nearby Wish

wiseass, wisecrack, wiseman, wisenheimer, wisent, wish, wish fulfillment, wish fulfilment, wish list, wish on, wish-wash

Origin of Wish

before 900; (v.) Middle English wisshen, Old English wȳscan; cognate with German wünschen, Old Norse æskja; akin to Old English wynn joy (see winsome), Latin venus charm (see Venus); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

Other words from Wish

wish·er , noun
wish·less , adjective
in·ter·wish , verb (used with object), noun
out·wish , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Wish

Old English wӯscan; related to Old Norse öskja, German wünschen, Dutch wenschen

Synonyms for Wish

ambition, aspiration, choice, hope, inclination, intention, longing, prayer, preference, request, will, yearning, disposition, hankering, hunger, invocation, itch, liking, pleasure, thirst, urge, want, whim, yen