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Definition of: wish

(wish) noun
1. A desire or longing, usually for some definite thing.
2. An expression of such a desire; petition.
3. Something wished for.
4. Psychoanal. An impulse, tendency, or striving toward the satisfaction of some need, especially when originating in or generated by the unconscious. See synonyms under WILL1. [<v.]
ν.t.

1. To have a desire or longing for; crave; want: usually with a clause or infinitive as object: We wish to be sure.
2. To desire a specified condition or state for (a person or thing): I wish this day were over.
3. To invoke upon or for someone: I wished him good luck.
4. To bid: to wish someone good morning.
5. To request or entreat: I wish you would tell me what you are whispering about; also, to command.
v.i.

6. To have or feel a desire; yearn; long: usually with for: to wish for a friend's return.
7. To make or express a wish.
—to wish on
To impose (something or someone) on a person.
[OE wymacrscan]

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