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verb

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." "I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper."

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." "I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am." "Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil."

3.

To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. (Obs.) "I would be glad to thrive, sir, And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman."

Synonyms: See Desire.

Wish v. i. (past & past part. wished; pres. part. wishing)

1.

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

noun

Wish n.

1.

Desire; eager desire; longing. "Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead."

2.

Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation. "Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish."

3.

A thing desired; an object of desire. "Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire... To give his enemies their wish!"

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Wish" Quotes from Famous Books

... something for the cause in Massachusetts. There was at that time no organization in the State, and there had been no revival of the subject in the minds of the people since the war, which had swallowed up every other interest. In the spring of 1868, I wrote to Abby Kelley Foster, telling her my wish to have something done in our own State, and she advised me to call together a few persons known to be in favor of suffrage, some day during anniversary week, in some parlor in Boston. I corresponded with Adin ...

— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) • Various

... man ever worked at his profession,—the duchess always asked for "somebody" when she wanted Mr Smith, and treated him when he came as though he had been a servant hired for the occasion. One very difficult job of work was given to him before the day was done; "I wish you'd go over to those young women," said the duchess, "and say that if they make so much noise, I ...

— Miss Mackenzie • Anthony Trollope

... uraemia of the blood—the surgeon of the French Legation being in attendance almost to the last. A certificate issued later by this gentleman immediately quieted the rumours of suicide, though many still refused to believe that he was actually dead. "I did not wish this end," he is reported to have whispered hoarsely a few minutes before he expired, "I did not wish to be Emperor. Those around me said that the people wanted a king and named me for the Throne. I believed and was misled." And in this way did his light ...

— The Fight For The Republic in China • Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale

... Minerva. Desperadoes of disregard. Above all, or below all, the anthropologists. I'm inspired with a new insult—someone offends me: I wish to express almost absolute contempt for him—he's a systematistic anthropologist. Simply to read something of this kind is not so impressive as to see for one's self: if anyone will take the trouble to look ...

— The Book of the Damned • Charles Fort

... wish'd much humbled Eve, but Fate Subscrib'd not; Nature first gave Signs, imprest On Bird, Beast, Air; Air suddenly eclips'd After short blush ...

— Letters Concerning Poetical Translations - And Virgil's and Milton's Arts of Verse, &c. • William Benson

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