wish

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Old English wyscan

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• enPR: wĭsh, IPA: /wɪʃ/, SAMPA: /wIS/
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Rhymes: -ɪʃ

• Homophones: whish (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

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wish (plural wishes)

1. a will for something to happen.

   Your dearest wish will come true.

2. (Sussex) a water meadow.

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• velleity

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to wish (third-person singular simple present wishes, present participle wishing, simple past and past participle wished)

1. (with for) to hope (for a particular outcome)
2. (ditransitive) to bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something)

   We wish you a Merry Christmas.

3. To request or desire to do an activity.

   I wish to complain.

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• In sense 3, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

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