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      • to want a situation that is different from the one that exists: I wish that I didn’t have to go to work. I wish he would leave. wish someone luck, success, etc.
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  2. to hope or express hope for another person's success or happiness or pleasure on a particular occasion:

  3. A wish is a desire or strong feeling that you want to have something or do something. She was sincere and genuine in her wish to make amends for the past. Clearly she had no wish for conversation. [ + for] She wanted to go everywhere in the world. She soon got her wish. The decision was made against the wishes of the party leader. [ + of]

  4. noun. uk / wɪʃ/ what you want to do or what you want to happen: I have no wish to leave. It was her wish to go to Paris again. best wishes. A2. something you say or write at the end of a letter: Best wishes, Pete. (Definition of wish from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of wish. in Chinese (Traditional)

  5. WISH definition: 1. to want a situation that is different from the one that exists: 2. to want to do something: 3…. Learn more.

  6. Definition of wish. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

  7. the wish is father to the thought. (saying) we believe a thing because we want it to be true. Definition of wish noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. What does the verb wish mean? There are 23 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb wish , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.