Wish

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A desire, longing, or strong inclination for a specific thing.
  • n. An expression of a desire, longing, or strong inclination; a petition.
  • n. Something desired or longed for.
  • v. To long for; want. See Synonyms at desire.
  • v. To entertain or express wishes for; bid: He wished her good night.
  • v. To call or invoke upon: I wish them luck.
  • v. To order or entreat: I wish you to go.
  • v. To impose or force; foist: They wished a hard job on her.
  • verb-intransitive. To have or feel a desire: wish for the moon.
  • verb-intransitive. To express a wish.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a will for something to happen.
  • n. a water meadow.
  • v. To hope (for a particular outcome).
  • v. To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
  • v. To request or desire to do an activity.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
  • v. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.
  • v. 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. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Desire; sometimes, eager desire or longing.
  • n. An expression of desire; a request; a petition; sometimes, an expression of either a benevolent or a malevolent disposition toward others.
  • n. The thing desired; the object of desire.
  • To have a wish or desire; cherish some desire, either for what is or for what is not supposed to be obtainable; long: often with for before an object.
  • To desire; crave; covet; want; long for: as, what do you wish ? my master wishes to speak with you.
  • To desire (something) to be: with objective predicate.
  • To desire in behalf of some one or something (expressed by dative); invoke, or call down (upon): as, to wish one joy or luck.
  • To recommend; commend to another's confidence, approval, kindness, or care.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a specific feeling of desire
  • v. invoke upon
  • n. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
  • v. feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
  • v. order politely; express a wish for
  • n. an expression of some desire or inclination
  • v. hope for; have a wish
  • v. make or express a wish
  • n. the particular preference that you have
  • v. prefer or wish to do something
  • Verb Form
    wished    wishes    wishing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    greeting    salutation    desire    want    order    asking    request    verbalise    give tongue to    express   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    long    hanker    desire    invoke    imprecate    recommend    longing    request    petition   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Fish    Frisch    Gish    Ish    Kish    Tish    Trish    bish    dish    fish   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts