'WISH' definitions:
Definition of 'wish'
(from WordNet)
noun
A specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" [syn: wish, wishing, want]
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" [syn: wish, indirect request]
noun
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" [syn: regard, wish, compliments]
noun
The particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people"
verb
Hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now"
verb
Prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" [syn: wish, care, like]
verb
Make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"
verb
Feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of [syn: wish, wish well] [ant: begrudge, resent]
verb
Order politely; express a wish for
verb
Invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn: wish, bid]
Definition of 'Wish'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Wish'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Wish'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Acronyms for 'wish'
From: V.E.R.A.
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