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English Dictionary: wish	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wish n a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" Synonym(s): wish, wishing, want 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" Synonym(s): wish, indirect request (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" Synonym(s): regard, wish, compliments the particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people" v hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now" prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" Synonym(s): wish, care, like make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over" feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of Synonym(s): wish, wish well Antonym(s): begrudge, resent order politely; express a wish for invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" Synonym(s): wish, bid
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 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[81]nschen, Icel. [91]eskja, Dan. [94]nske, Sw. [94]nska; from AS. w[?]sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. [?]sk, Skr. v[be][?]ch[be] a wish, v[be][?]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.