wish

Pronunciation

• enPR: wĭsh, IPA: /wɪʃ/
• Homophone: whish (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Noun

wish (plural wishes)

1. A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
   • have a wish
   • make someone's wish come true
2. An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.
   • make a wish
3. The thing desired or longed for.
   • My dearest wish is to see them happily married.
4. (Sussex) A water meadow.

Verb

wish (third-person singular simple present wishes, present participle wishing, simple past and past participle wished)

1. (transitive) To desire; to want.
   • I'll come tomorrow, if you wish it.
2. (transitive, now rare) To hope (+ object clause with may or in present subjunctive).
3. (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
   • I wish I could go back in time and teach myself what I know now.
4. (ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
   • We wish you a Merry Christmas.
5. (intransitive, followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.
6. (transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.
   • RQ:Shakespeare Taming

Noun

wish

1. fish