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Meaning of 'wish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wish [ n.]
- Desire; eager desire; longing.
- Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.
- A thing desired; an object of desire.
2 . Wish [ v. t.]
- To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
- To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.
- To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate.
- To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.

Meaning of 'wish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wish [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
Example in sentence:
  • give him my kind regards;
  • my best wishes
Meaning (2):
- a specific feeling of desire
Example in sentence:
  • he got his wish;
  • he was above all wishing and desire
Meaning (3):
- an expression of some desire or inclination
Example in sentence:
  • his crying was an indirect request for attention;
  • I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
Meaning (4):
- the particular preference that you have
Example in sentence:
  • it was his last wish;
  • they should respect the wishes of the people
5 . wish [ v]
Meaning (5):
- invoke upon
Example in sentence:
  • bid farewell;
  • wish you a nice evening
Meaning (6):
- prefer or wish to do something
Example in sentence:
  • Do you care to try this dish?;
  • Would you like to come along to the movies?
Meaning (7):
- hope for; have a wish
Example in sentence:
  • I wish I could go home now
Meaning (8):
- make or express a wish
Example in sentence:
  • I wish that Christmas were over

Nearby Words:

wis wisard wisdom wise wise-hearted wise-like wiseacre wiseling wisely wiseness

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Related Definitions

  • Wish-fulfillment
    In psychoanalysis, wish-fulfillment is an attempt to fulfill an impulse or desire , usually by fantasy and in dreams.
  • Unconscious wish fulfillment theory
    Sigmund Freud’s unconscious wish fulfillment theory that dreams represent unconscious wishes that dreamers desire to see fulfilled.

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