wish

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: wishingwantindirect requestregardcomplimentscarelikewish wellbid

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a specific feeling of desire“he got his wish”“he was above all wishing and desire”Synonyms: wishingwant
  2. an expression of some desire or inclination“I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave”“his crying was an indirect request for attention”Synonyms: indirect request
  3. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare“give him my kind regards”“my best wishes”Synonyms: regardcompliments
  4. the particular preference that you have“it was his last wish”“they should respect the wishes of the people”

Verb (6)

  1. hope for; have a wish“I wish I could go home now”
  2. prefer or wish to do something“Do you care to try this dish?”“Would you like to come along to the movies?”Synonyms: carelike
  3. make or express a wish“I wish that Christmas were over”
  4. feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune ofSynonyms: wish well
  5. order politely; express a wish for
  6. invoke upon“wish you a nice evening”“bid farewell”Synonyms: bid
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Wish \Wish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wished; p. pr. & vb. n. Wishing.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w?scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. w["u]nschen, Icel. [ae]eskja, Dan. ["o]nske, Sw. ["o]nska; from AS. w?sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. ?sk, Skr. v[=a]?ch[=a] a wish, v[=a]?ch to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. ?. See Winsome, Win, v. t., and cf. Wistful.] [1913 Webster]

1.To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker. [1913 Webster]

They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.— Acts xxvii. 29.[1913 Webster]
This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for.— Arbuthnot.[1913 Webster]
Wish \Wish\, v. t.

1.To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward. [1913 Webster]

I would not wish Any companion in the world but you.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper.— 3. John 2.[1913 Webster]

2.To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate. [1913 Webster]

I would not wish them to a fairer death.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am.— Sir P. Sidney.[1913 Webster]
Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil.— Ps. xl. 14.[1913 Webster]

3.To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

I would be glad to thrive, sir, And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman.— B. Jonson.[1913 Webster]

Syn: See Desire. [1913 Webster]

Wish \Wish\, n.

1.Desire; eager desire; longing. [1913 Webster]

Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead.— Job xxxiii. 6.[1913 Webster]

2.Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation. [1913 Webster]

Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

3.A thing desired; an object of desire. [1913 Webster]

Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . . To give his enemies their wish!— Milton.[1913 Webster]
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