WISH


Meaning of WISH in English

n. 25B6; verb

I wished for power : DESIRE, want, hope for, covet, dream of, long for, yearn for, crave, hunger for, lust after; aspire to, set one's heart on, seek, fancy, hanker after; informal have a yen for, itch for; archaic be desirous of.

they can do as they wish : WANT, desire, feel inclined, feel like, care; choose, please, think fit.

I wish you to send them a message : WANT, desire, require.

I wished him farewell : BID.

25B6; noun

his wish to own a Mercedes : DESIRE, longing, yearning, inclination, urge, whim, craving, hunger; hope, aspiration, aim, ambition, dream; informal hankering, yen, itch.

her parents' wishes : REQUEST, requirement, bidding, instruction, direction, demand, order, command; want, desire; will; poetic/literary behest.

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