transcription, транскрипция: [ wɪʃ ]
( wishes, wishing, wished)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A wish is a desire or strong feeling that you want to have something or do something.
Clearly she had no wish for conversation...
She wanted to go everywhere in the world. She soon got her wish...
The decision was made against the wishes of the party leader.
N-COUNT : oft with poss
see also death wish
2.
If you wish to do something or to have it done for you, you want to do it or have it done. ( FORMAL )
If you wish to go away for the weekend, our office will be delighted to make hotel reservations...
We can dress as we wish now...
There were the collaborators, who wished for a German victory.
VERB : V to-inf , V , V for n
3.
If you wish something were true, you would like it to be true, even though you know that it is impossible or unlikely.
I wish I could do that...
The world is not always what we wish it to be.
VERB : no cont , V that , V n to-inf
4.
If you wish for something, you express the desire for that thing silently to yourself. In fairy stories, when a person wishes for something, the thing they wish for often happens by magic.
We have all wished for men who are more considerate...
VERB : V for n
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Wish is also a noun.
Blow out the candles and make a wish.
N-COUNT
5.
If you say that you would not wish a particular thing on someone, you mean that the thing is so unpleasant that you would not want them to be forced to experience it.
It’s a horrid experience and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
VERB : no cont , with brd-neg , V n on n
6.
If you wish someone something such as luck or happiness, you express the hope that they will be lucky or happy.
I wish you both a very good journey...
Goodbye, Hanu. I wish you well.
VERB : V n n , V n adv
7.
If you express your good wishes towards someone, you are politely expressing your friendly feelings towards them and your hope that they will be successful or happy.
I found George’s story very sad. Please give him my best wishes...
N-PLURAL : adj N [ politeness ]