- to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel.I wish that it were morning.
- to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the problem settled.
- to entertain wishes, favorably or otherwise, for: to wish someone well;to wish someone ill.
- to bid, as in greeting or leave-taking: to wish someone a good morning.
- to request or charge: I wish him to come.
- to desire; long; yearn (often followed by for): Mother says I may go if I wish.I wished for a book.
- to make a wish: She wished more than she worked.
- an act or instance of wishing.
- a request or command: I was never forgiven for disregarding my father's wishes.
- an expression of a wish, often one of a kindly or courteous nature: to send one's best wishes.
- something wished or desired:He got his wish—a new car.
- wish on,
- to force or impose (usually used in the negative): I wouldn't wish that awful job on my worst enemy.
- to make a wish using some object as a magical talisman: to wish on a star.
- to want or desire (something, often that which cannot be or is not the case)
- to feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
- to desire or prefer to be as specified
- to greet as specified; bid
- to order politely
- the act of wishing; the expression of some desire or mental inclination
- something desired or wished for
- expressed hopes or desire, esp for someone's welfare, health, etc
- a polite order or request
