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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wish \Wish\, v. t.
     1. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or
        disposition toward.
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              I would not wish
              Any companion in the world but you.   --Shak.
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              I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper.
                                                    --3. John 2.
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     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.
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              I would not wish them to a fairer death. --Shak.
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              I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of
              misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am.
                                                    --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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              Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that
              wish me evil.                         --Ps. xl. 14.
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     3. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.
        [Obs.] --Shak.
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              I would be glad to thrive, sir,
              And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman.
                                                    --B. Jonson.
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     Syn: See Desire.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.]
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     1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
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              They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished
              for the day.                          --Acts xxvii.
                                                    29.
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              This is as good an argument as an antiquary could
              wish for.                             --Arbuthnot.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wish \Wish\, n.
     1. Desire; eager desire; longing.
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              Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead.
                                                    --Job xxxiii.
                                                    6.
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     2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation
        or imprecation.
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              Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish. --Shak.
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     3. A thing desired; an object of desire.
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              Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . .
              To give his enemies their wish!       --Milton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper.
                                                    --3. John 2.
  
     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. --Shak.
  
              I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of
              misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am.
                                                    --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
  
              Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that
              wish me evil.                         --Ps. xl. 14.
  
     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.          --B. Jonson.
  
     Syn: See Desire.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.]
     1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
  
              They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished
              for the day.                          --Acts xxvii.
                                                    29.
  
              This is as good an argument as an antiquary could
              wish for.                             --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wish \Wish\, n.
     1. Desire; eager desire; longing.
  
              Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead.
                                                    --Job xxxiii.
                                                    6.
  
     2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation
        or imprecation.
  
              Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish. --Shak.
  
     3. A thing desired; an object of desire.
  
              Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . . To
              give his enemies their wish!          --Milton.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  wish
       n 1: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was
            above all wishing and desire" [syn: wishing, want]
       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" [syn: indirect
          request]
       3: (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's
          welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"
          [syn: regard, compliments]
       4: the particular preference that you have; "it was his last
          wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people"
       v 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?"
          [syn: care, like]
       3: have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow" [syn: will]
       4: make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"
       5: feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or
          fortune of [syn: wish well] [ant: begrudge]
       6: order politely; express a wish for
       7: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn:
           bid]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wish
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η ευχή
     2 η επιθυμία
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 θέλω
     2 εύχομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  -wish
     Ojibwe suf.
     (non-gloss definition: A suffix denoting the pejorative form of a
  noun that ends in a short vowel.)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wish
     Yola n.
     fish

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Wish
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  wish
     n.
     1 A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to
  happen.
     2 An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic
  and supernatural power.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To desire; to want.
     2 (lb en transitive now rare) To hope (+ object clause with (m en
  may) or in present subjunctive).
     3 (lb en intransitive followed by ''for'') To hope (for a particular
  outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Wish
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  wish
     n.
     1 A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to
  happen.
     2 An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic
  and supernatural power.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To desire; to want.
     2 (lb en transitive now rare) To hope (+ object clause with (m en
  may) or in present subjunctive).
     3 (lb en intransitive followed by ''for'') To hope (for a particular
  outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Wish
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  wish
     n.
     1 A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to
  happen.
     2 An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic
  and supernatural power.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To desire; to want.
     2 (lb en transitive now rare) To hope (+ object clause with (m en
  may) or in present subjunctive).
     3 (lb en intransitive followed by ''for'') To hope (for a particular
  outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Wish
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wish
     Englanti n.
     1 toive, toivomus
     2 halu
     Englanti vb.
     1 toivoa
     2 toivottaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wish
     Engelska n.
     önskan
     Engelska vb.
     önska

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wish /wˈɪʃ/
  1. begeer, verlang
  2. begeerte
  3. wil

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Wish /wˈɪʃ/
  الأمنية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wish //wɪʃ// 
  жела́ние
  desire

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wish //wɪʃ// 
  жела́я 2.
  to bestow a thought
   3.
  to hope for an outcome