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wish

[ wish ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause):

    I wish to travel.

    I wish that it were morning.

    Synonyms:

  2. to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified):

    to wish the problem settled.

  3. to entertain wishes, favorably or otherwise, for:

    to wish someone well;

    to wish someone ill.

  4. to bid, as in greeting or leave-taking:

    to wish someone a good morning.

  5. to request or charge:

    I wish him to come.

    Synonyms: ,



verb (used without object)

  1. to desire; long; yearn (often followed by for ):

    Mother says I may go if I wish.

    I wished for a book.

  2. to make a wish:

    She wished more than she worked.

noun

  1. an act or instance of wishing.
  2. a request or command:

    I was never forgiven for disregarding my father's wishes.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. an expression of a wish, often one of a kindly or courteous nature:

    to send one's best wishes.

  4. something wished or desired:

    He got his wish鈥攁 new car.

verb phrase

    1. to force or impose (usually used in the negative):

      I wouldn't wish that awful job on my worst enemy.

    2. Also wish upon. to make a wish using some object as a magical talisman:

      to wish on a star.

wish

/ 飞瑟蕛 /

verb

  1. whentr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive; when intr, often foll by for to want or desire (something, often that which cannot be or is not the case)

    to wish for peace

    I wish I lived in Italy

  2. tr to feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of

    I wish you well

  3. tr to desire or prefer to be as specified
  4. tr to greet as specified; bid

    he wished us good afternoon

  5. formal.
    tr to order politely

    I wish you to come at three o'clock

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of wishing; the expression of some desire or mental inclination

    to make a wish

  2. something desired or wished for

    he got his wish

  3. usually plural expressed hopes or desire, esp for someone's welfare, health, etc
  4. formal.
    often plural a polite order or request
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞飞颈蝉丑濒别蝉蝉, adjective
  • 藞飞颈蝉丑别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 飞颈蝉丑顎侥谤 noun
  • 飞颈蝉丑顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 颈苍顎卼别谤路飞颈蝉丑顎 verb (used with object) noun
  • 辞耻迟顎厀颈蝉丑顎 verb (used with object)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of wish1

First recorded before 900; Middle English verb wishen, Old English 飞测虅蝉肠补苍; cognate with German 飞眉苍蝉肠丑别苍, Old Norse 忙蝉办箩补; akin to Old English wynn 鈥渏oy鈥 ( winsome ), Latin venus 鈥渃harm鈥 ( Venus ); noun derivative of the verb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of wish1

Old English 飞盈蝉肠补苍; related to Old Norse 枚蝉办箩补, German 飞眉苍蝉肠丑别苍, Dutch wenschen
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with wish , also see if wishes were horses .
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Example Sentences

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He did this by threatening to excommunicate from the Church those bishops who refused to comply with his wishes.

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I left the theater wishing not only the playwright a safe journey but also the play鈥檚 characters.

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Your only wish was to be at home surrounded by your family when you took your dying breath.

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According to the Post, Trump is worried and reportedly upset to see it in the news and everyone wishes Elon Musk had never publicly called it a Ponzi scheme.

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Most adults who act like Mace in public immediately wish to disappear off the face of the earth in shame.

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To wish is to want or long for something. How is wish different from desire and want? Find out on .

Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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