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wish

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verb

wished; wishing; wishes

transitive verb

1
: to have a desire for (something, such as something unattainable)
wished he could live his life over
2
: to give expression to as a wish : bid
wish them good night
3
a
: to give form to (a wish)
b
: to express a wish for
c
: to request in the form of a wish : order
d
: to desire (a person or thing) to be as specified
cannot wish our problems away
4
: to confer (something unwanted) on someone : foist

intransitive verb

1
: to have a desire : want
wishing for more
2
: to make a wish
wish on a falling star
wisher noun

wish

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noun

1
a
: an act or instance of wishing or desire : want
a wish to travel
b
: an object of desire : goal
2
a
: an expressed will or desire : mandate
b
: a request or command couched as a wish
3
: an invocation of good or evil fortune on someone
Choose the Right Synonym for wish

desire, wish, want, crave, covet mean to have a longing for.

desire stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or aim.

desires to start a new life

wish sometimes implies a general or transient longing especially for the unattainable.

wishes for permanent world peace

want specifically suggests a felt need or lack.

wants to have a family

crave stresses the force of physical appetite or emotional need.

craves sweets

covet implies strong envious desire.

covets his rise to fame

Example Sentences

Verb You may use the telephone, if you wish. She wished them a happy New Year. We wish you a Merry Christmas. Noun He has a wish to be reunited with his son. The genie will grant you three wishes. Send her my good wishes. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
But none of these items glow as brilliantly as the new Venti-sized dark Lemongrass Bling Cup ($24.95), which Bling Cup fanatics will definitely wish to add to their collection. Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022 Both of them exude the inner peace, self-confidence and sense of purpose that all parents wish for their children. Sheva Tauby, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 How many objects would a new West African museum of Benin art wish to display? David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 The car show will include any kind of car that owners wish to show. Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022 This makes any and all fertility procedures an offseason project, one women athletes wish was talked about more. Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 Doctors say that some young people may wish to hold off on getting the therapy. Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Singer effectively doubles down on all three terms: nearly anything the customer could wish for, incredibly rare and exclusive, and so comprehensive an approach to manufacturing as to make even the glovebox a work of art. Brendan Mcaleer, Car and Driver, 16 Aug. 2022 The scientists’ wish to look back at what has happened within cells served as inspiration for the Retro-Cascorder. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022
Noun
Ella had only one wish for her fifth birthday: to spend it with her best friend. Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022 The cringeworthy stereotyping continues when Nawi begins a romance with a chesty biracial himbo named Malik (Jordan Bolger), who visits the kingdom to fulfill his Dahomean mother’s dying wish. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022 The project is described as the ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022 The wish was expressed even by people with otherwise scant interest in art. David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 Such weapons were on a wish-list of sophisticated military assets Kim unveiled early last year. NBC News, 11 Jan. 2022 And go ahead and mail those wish-list letters off to the North Pole. oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2021 And the Orion has booked an impressive opening celebration weekend concert, called The First Waltz, featuring a wish-list of contemporary and legacy Alabama artists, with an emphasis on acts from North Alabama. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 15 Nov. 2021 The meetinghouse was packed with people who wanted to celebrate her life and also honor her wish that the funeral show forth the love of Jesus. The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English wisshen, from Old English wȳscan; akin to Old High German wunsken to wish, Sanskrit vāñchati he wishes, vanoti he strives for — more at win

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of wish was before the 12th century

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