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Wish   /wɪʃ/   Listen
Wish

verb
(past & past part. wished; pres. part. wishing)
1.
Hope for; have a wish.
2.
Prefer or wish to do something.  Synonyms: care, like.  "Would you like to come along to the movies?"
3.
Make or express a wish.
4.
Feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of.  Synonym: wish well.
5.
Order politely; express a wish for.
6.
Invoke upon.  Synonym: bid.  "Bid farewell"
noun
1.
A specific feeling of desire.  Synonyms: want, wishing.  "He was above all wishing and desire"
2.
An expression of some desire or inclination.  Synonym: indirect request.  "His crying was an indirect request for attention"
3.
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare.  Synonyms: compliments, regard.  "My best wishes"
4.
The particular preference that you have.  "They should respect the wishes of the people"



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"Wish" Quotes from Famous Books



... On November 4 Jackson's wish was partially granted. He was assigned to the command of the Shenandoah Valley District, embracing the northern part of the area between the Alleghanies and the Blue Ridge. The order was received with gratitude, but dashed by the fact that he had to depart ...
— Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War • G. F. R. Henderson
... terrible conflagration has extended to our beloved Italy. While our hearts bleed at the sight of so much misery," he wrote, "we have not neglected to continue our work for relief and the diminution of the deplorable consequences of war. I wish that the echo of our voice might reach to all our children affected by the great scourge of war, and persuade all of them of our participation in their troubles and sorrows. There is little of the grief of the child that ...
— The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) - History of the European War from Official Sources • Various
... 'I wish the youngster did not look so serious,' said Fred, after his brother had gone to bed ...
— That Scholarship Boy • Emma Leslie
... But you must take it in moderation if you wish to benefit from it and escape illness. Used intelligently sugar is an excellent food, but of course you must prescribe it for yourself in the proper proportions," laughed Mr. Hennessey. "We all constantly take more or less sugar into our systems through the ordinary ...
— The Story of Sugar • Sara Ware Bassett
... "I often wish I did. It would add several inches to one's stature to feel that the mouth of one's burrow was graced with a Latin inscription for admiring strangers to ponder over. No; my chambers are some doors further down—number 6A"—and he turned to point out the ...
— The Red Thumb Mark • R. Austin Freeman


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