WISH

I. verb see: win Date: before 12th century transitive verb to have a desire for (as something unattainable) , to give expression to as a ~ ; bid , 3. to give form to (a ~), to express a ~ for, to request in the form of a ~ ; order , to desire (a person or thing) to be as specified , to confer (something unwanted) on someone ; foist , intransitive verb to have a desire ; want , to make a ~ , see: desire ~er noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. an act or instance of ~ing or desire ; want , an object of desire ; goal , 2. an expressed will or desire ; mandate , a request or command couched as a ~, an invocation of good or evil fortune on someone