wish

[wish]

An expression of some desire or inclination

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To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

Noun
the particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people"

Noun
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone''s welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"

Noun
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"

Noun
a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"

Verb
have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow"

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Verb
invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"

Verb
order politely; express a wish for

Verb
make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"

Verb
hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now"

Verb
feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of

Verb
prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"


v. t.
To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

v. t.
To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.

n.
Desire; eager desire; longing.

n.
Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.

n.
A thing desired; an object of desire.


Wish

Wish , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wished ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wishing.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. wscan; akin to D. wenschen, G. w'81nschen, Icel. '91eskja, Dan. '94nske, Sw. '94nska; from AS. wsc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. sk, Skr. v'bech'be a wish, v'bech to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. . See Winsome, Win, v. t., and cf. Wistful.] 1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for.

Wish

Wish , v. t. 1. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.
I would not wish Any companion in the world but you.
I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper.
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.
I would not wish them to a fairer death.
I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am.
Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil.
3. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. [Obs.] Shak.
I would be glad to thrive, sir, And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman.
Syn. -- See Desire.

Wish

Wish, n. 1. Desire; eager desire; longing.
Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead.
2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.
Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish.
3. A thing desired; an object of desire.
Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . . To give his enemies their wish!

To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.

Desire; eager desire; longing.

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Usage Examples

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.

Architecture will always express the technical and social progress of the country in which it is carried out. If we wish to give it the human content that it lacks, we must participate in the political struggle.

As soon as someone tells me: 'You're rather sexy,' I wish I could disappear. If somebody says: 'You were voted the world's sexiest man,' I have no idea what that means. How do I respond? 'Thank you' is the best you can do. George Clooney is the world's sexiest man, anyway.

Be content with what you are, and wish not change nor dread your last day, nor long for it.

A girl came up to me in a bar and said she wanted to be my apple pie. I wish I'd said something cool, but I was stunned.

A couple days ago, I saw a lot of people tweeting, 'Oh, it's so cool 'Home' is being used in the Olympics!' We don't really get to watch much TV, man, with the concerts every night, but I wish I could have seen it. I really just found out through Twitter and my management texting me. I thought it was really awesome.

Days will prove that the assassination policy will not finish the Hamas. Hamas leaders wish to be martyrs and are not scared of death. Jihad will continue and the resistance will continue until we have victory, or we will be martyrs.

As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much data as I can gather and as much expertise as I have and as much experience as I have to determine whether or not the wish of the patient is medically justified.

Adolescence represents an inner emotional upheaval, a struggle between the eternal human wish to cling to the past and the equally powerful wish to get on with the future.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Always leave something to wish for otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

At the end of the day, you know, love does not happen between two perfect people as much as we would wish.

But I wanted marriage for myself. I was not calculating about it. I wish I was more calculating.

But to the slave mother New Year's day comes laden with peculiar sorrows. She sits on her cold cabin floor, watching the children who may all be torn from her the next morning and often does she wish that she and they might die before the day dawns.

An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it.

Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.

Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness.

A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation.

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