wish
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English wȳscan.
[edit] Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ɪʃ
- Homophone: whish (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
[edit] Noun
wish (plural wishes)
- a will for something to happen.
- Your dearest wish will come true.
- 1901, W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
- "I suppose all old soldiers are the same," said Mrs White. "The idea of our listening to such nonsense! How could wishes be granted in these days? And if they could, how could two hundred pounds hurt you, father?" / "Might drop on his head from the sky," said the frivolous Herbert.
- (Sussex) a water meadow.
[edit] Usage notes
- Collocates with make for the common expression make a wish. See Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "wish"
[edit] Translations
a wish
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[edit] Verb
wish (third-person singular simple present wishes, present participle wishing, simple past and past participle wished)
- (with for) to hope (for a particular outcome)
- 1901, W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
- Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."
- 1901, W. W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
- (ditransitive) to bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something)
- We wish you a Merry Christmas.
- To request or desire to do an activity.
- I wish to complain.
[edit] Usage notes
- In sense 3, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the verb "wish"
[edit] Translations
to hope for an outcome
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to bestow a thought
