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wish  (wsh)

n.

1. A desire, longing, or strong inclination for a specific thing.

2. An expression of a desire, longing, or strong inclination; a petition.

3. Something desired or longed for.

v. wished, wish·ing, wish·es

v.tr.

1. To long for; want. See Synonyms at desire.

2. To entertain or express wishes for; bid: He wished her good night.

3. To call or invoke upon: I wish them luck.

4. To order or entreat: I wish you to go.

5. To impose or force; foist: They wished a hard job on her.

v.intr.

1. To have or feel a desire: wish for the moon.

2. To express a wish.

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[Middle English wissh, from wisshen, to wish, from Old English wscan; see wen-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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wisher n.

Usage Note: Wish is widely used as a polite substitute for want with infinitives: Do you wish to sit at a table on the terrace? Anyone who wishes to may leave now. This usage is appropriate for formal style, where it is natural to treat the desires of others with exaggerated deference. The corresponding use of wish with a noun-phrase object is less frequent: Anyone who wishes an aisle seat should see an attendant. Both usages are likely to sound stilted in informal style, however, and want may be substituted for wish.·A traditional rule requires the use of were rather than was in a contrary-to-fact statement that follows wish: I wish I were (not was) lighter on my feet. While many people continue to insist on upholding this rule, the indicative was in such clauses can be found in the works of many well-known writers. See Usage Notes at if, want.

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wish

Verb

1. to want or desire (something impossible or improbable): he wished he'd kept quiet

2. to desire or prefer to be or do something: the next person who wished to speak

3. to feel or express a hope concerning the welfare, health, or success of: we wished him well

4. to greet as specified: I wished her a Merry Christmas

Noun

1. a desire, often for something impossible or improbable: a desperate wish to succeed as a professional artist

2. something desired or wished for: your wishes will come true

3. the expression of a hope for someone's welfare, health, or success: give him our best wishes [Old English wȳscan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wish - a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" wishing, want desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state velleity - a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
	2.	wish - 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" indirect request asking, request - the verbal act of requesting
	3.	wish - (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" compliments, regard plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
	4.	wish - the particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people" druthers, preference - the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"
Verb	1.	wish - hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now" desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" hope, desire, trust - expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
	2.	wish - prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" like, care please - be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased" desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
	3.	wish - make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over" wish - order politely; express a wish for give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
	4.	wish - feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of wish well desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" begrudge, resent - wish ill or allow unwillingly
	5.	wish - order politely; express a wish for order - make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" wish - make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"
	6.	wish - invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" bid felicitate, congratulate - express congratulations greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone

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wish

noun 1. desire, liking, want, longing, hope, urge, intention, fancy (informal) ambition, yen (informal) hunger, aspiration, craving, lust, yearning, inclination, itch (informal) thirst, whim, hankering << OPPOSITE aversion

noun 2. request, will, want, order, demand, desire, command, bidding, behest (literary)

verb 3. want, feel, choose, please, desire, think fit

verb 4. require, ask, order, direct, bid, desire, command, instruct

verb 5. bid, greet with >> wish for desire, want, need, hope for, long for, crave, covet, aspire to, yearn for, thirst for, hunger for, hanker for, sigh for, set your heart on, desiderate

Translations

wish [wɪʃ] n (= desire) → deseo

vt → desear (= want); querer;

best wishes (on birthday etc) → felicidades fpl;

with best wishes (in letter) → saludos mpl; recuerdos mpl;

he wished me well → me deseó mucha suerte;

to wish sth on sb → imponer algo a algn;

to wish to do/sb to do sth → querer hacer/que algn haga algo;

to wish for → desear

wish [wɪʃ] n (= desire) → désir m (= specific desire); souhait m, vœu m

vt → souhaiter, désirer, vouloir;

best wishes (on birthday etc) → meilleurs vœux;

with best wishes (in letter) → bien amicalement;

give her my best wishes → faites-lui mes amitiés;

to wish sb goodbye → dire au revoir à qn;

he wished me well → il m'a souhaité bonne chance;

to wish to do/sb to do → désirer or vouloir faire/que qn fasse;

to wish for → souhaiter;

to wish sth on sb → souhaiter qch à qn

wish [wɪʃ] n → Wunsch m

vt → wünschen;

best wishes (for birthday etc) → herzliche Grüße, alle guten Wünsche;

with best wishes (in letter) → mit den besten Wünschen or Grüßen;

give her my best wishes → grüßen Sie sie herzlich von mir;

to make a wish → sich dat etw wünschen;

to wish sb goodbye → jdm Auf Wiedersehen sagen;

he wished me well → er wünschte mir alles Gute;

to wish to do sth → etw tun wollen;

to wish sth on sb → jdm etw wünschen;

to wish for sth → sich dat etw wünschen

wish [wɪʃ] n (= desire) → desiderio (= specific desire); richiesta

vt → desiderare, volere;

best wishes (on birthday etc) → i migliori auguri;

with best wishes (in letter) → cordiali saluti, con i migliori saluti;

give her my best wishes → le faccia i migliori auguri da parte mia;

to wish sb goodbye → dire arrivederci a qn;

he wished me well → mi augurò di riuscire;

to wish to do/sb to do → desiderare or volere fare/che qn faccia;

to wish for → desiderare;

to wish sth on sb → rifilare qc a qn

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wish

v wish [wiʃ]

1 to have and/or express a desire There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him. wens يَرْغَب، يَتَمَنّى желая přát si ønske wünschen εύχομαι, κάνω ευχή desear (que) soovima ارزوکردن toivoa souhaiter (que) הַלווַאי שֶׁ- चाहना, इच्छा जताना željeti óhajt menginginkan óska desiderare 望む (...을) 바라다, 원하다 norėti, trokšti vēlēties hasrat; hajat; kehendak; keinginan wensen ønske (seg) pragnąć, wyrazić życzenie desejar a dori (ceva) желать, выражать пожелание priať si, želať si želeti (si) poželeti önska [] ปรารถนา istemek, dilemek 祝愿 бажати, хотіти آرزو کرنا ước 祝愿

2 to require (to do or have something) Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish. wil يَوَد، يُريد искам chtít vil gerne; ville gerne wollen επιθυμώ, θέλω querer, desear tahtma خواستن haluta vouloir לִרצוֹת चाहना željeti, htjeti akar ingin vilja, óska eftir volere ～したい ...하기를 요구하다; ...을 갖기를 요구하다 norėti, pageidauti vajadzēt; gribēt menyatakan keinginan wensen ønske (å), ville gjerne, vil życzyć sobie desejar a vrea хотеть chcieť želeti želeti önska, vilja ต้องการ arzu etmek, istemek 希望 хотіти چاہنا yêu cầu 希望

3 to say that one hopes for (something for someone) I wish you the very best of luck. wil hê يَتَمَنّى لِ пожелавам přát ønske wünschen εύχομαι desear soovima ارزو کردن toivottaa souhaiter (qqch. à qqn) לְייַחֵל कामना htjeti, željeti kíván mengharapkan óska e-m e-s augurare 祈る (남)을 위해 ...을 빌다 linkėti vēlēt melahirkan harapan atau berdoa pada seseorang wensen ønske lykke til życzyć desejar a dori (cuiva ceva) желать (кому-л. что-л.) priať želeti želeti önska ปรารถนาให้ dilemek, dilekte bulunmak 祝愿 бажати بھلا یا برا چاہنا chúc 祝愿

n

1 a desire or longing, or the thing desired It's always been my wish to go to South America some day. wens, verlange رَغْبَه желание přání ønske der Wunsch επιθυμία deseo soov(unelm) ارزو haave souhait רָצוֹן अभिलाषा želja, težnja, čežnja vágy keinginan ósk, löngun desiderio 願い 소망, 갈망 noras, troškimas vēlēšanās hajat; hasrat wens ønske(mål) pragnienia desejo dorinţă мечта prianie, želanie želja želja önskan, längtan ความต้องการ istek, arzu 愿望 бажання آرزو mong ước 愿望

2 an expression of desire The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish? wens أمْنِيَه желание přání ønske der Wunsch ευχή deseo soov ارزو toivomus voeu מִשאָלָה मनोकामना želja kívánság pernyataan keinginan ósk desiderio 願いごと 소원, 바라는 것 noras, pageidavimas vēlēšanās hajat wens ønske życzenie desejo dorinţă желание túžba, želanie želja želja önskning, önskemål ความปรารถนา dilek, istek 請求 бажання; прохання خواہش کا اظہار điều ước 请求

3 (usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone He sends you his best wishes. wense, groete أمنيات، تَمَنيات пожелания blahopřání ønske die Glückwünsche (pl.) ευχές (πληθ.) deseo, saludo, recuerdo tervitused امید toivotukset, terveiset voeux אִיחוּלִים, בְּרכוֹת कामना želje kívánság pernyataan harapan kveðja, ósk augurio 祈り (남의 성공·행복 등을 비는) 기원, 호의 linkėjimai vēlējums ucapan selamat wens hilsen, (ønske) alt godt życzenie votos urare пожелания blahoželanie dobre želje želja hälsning ความปรารถนา dilek, temenni 祝愿 побажання نیک خواہشات lời chúc 祝愿

n wishful ˈthinking

expectations based on what one hopes will happen, not on what is likely to happen. wensdenkery التَّفْكير الرَّغَبي: إعْتِقاد المَرء بِصِحَّةِ أمْرٍ ما لِمُجَرَّد رَغبَتِه في أن يَكون ذلك صَحيحا самозалъгване sny, iluze ønsketænkning das Wunschdenken ευσεβής πόθος ilusiones soovunelm ارزومند prendre ses désires pour la réalité מִשאֶלֶת לֵב वास्तविकता पर नहीं आशाओं के आधार पर कामना करना‍ građenje kula u zraku vágyálom khayalan (il credere ciò che si desidera) 希望的観測 희망적 관측 noras, nepagrįstas realybe; norėtum, kad taip būtų vēlme pieņemt vēlamo par esošo angan-angan wishful thinking, wensdenken ønsketenkning pobożne życzenia принятие желаемого за действительное; самообольщение zbožné prianie iluzije, gradovi v oblakih pusti snovi önsketänkande ความเชื่อว่าเป็นจริง boş ümit, olmayacak arzu 如意算盤, 痴心妄想 сприймання бажаного за дійсне خیالی آرزو mơ tưởng 如意算盘, 痴心妄想

n ˈwishing-well

a well which is supposed to have the power of granting any wish made when one is beside it. wensput بِئْر الأمْنِيات кладенце, за който се предполага, че сбъдва желания kouzelná studánka ønskebrønd der Wünschelbrunnen πηγάδι των επιθυμιών pozo de los deseos soovikaev ارزوى اجابت دعا toivomuslähde fontaine magique בְּאֵר מִשאָלוֹת मनोकामनाएं पूरी करने वाला कुंआ željeti dobro csodakút sumur bertuah óskabrunnur (il pozzo dei desideri) 願かけ井戸 소원을 성취시켜주는 샘 troškimų šaltinis burvju aka telaga sakti toverput ønskebrønn cudowne źródło poço dos desejos fântână în care se aruncă bani pentru a se îndeplini o dorinţă колодец желаний čarovná studnička čarobni studenec želeti dobro önskebrunn ขอให้โชคดี dilek kuyusu 如意井，...良好祝愿 джерело, де загадують бажання ایک کنواں جس کے پاس کوءی خواہش کرنے سے وہ پوری ہو جاتی ہے khả năng ban tặng ước mơ 如意井，...良好祝愿