"wishes"??
Main Entry: 1wish
Pronunciation: 'wish
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English wisshen, from Old English wyscan; akin to Old High German wunsken to wish, Sanskrit vA?chati he wishes, vanoti he strives for -- more at WIN
transitive senses
1 : to have a desire for (as something unattainable) <wished he could live his life over>
2 : to give expression to as a wish : BID <wish them good night>
3 a : to give form to (a wish) b : to express a wish for c : to request in the form of a wish : ORDER d : to desire (a person or thing) to be as specified <cannot wish our problems away>
4 : to confer (something unwanted) on someone : FOIST
intransitive senses
1 : to have a desire : WANT
2 : to make a wish
synonym see DESIRE
- wish?er noun
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