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1. Hope for; have a wish
   "I wish I could go home now"
    
2. Prefer or wish to do something
   - care, like
    
3. Make or express a wish
   "I wish that Christmas were over"
    
4. Feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
   - wish well
    
5. Order politely; express a wish for
    
6. Invoke upon
   "wish you a nice evening"
   - bid

1. A specific feeling of desire
   "he got his wish"
   - wishing, want
    
2. An expression of some desire or inclination
   "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"
   - indirect request
    
3. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
   "my best wishes"
   - regard, compliments
    
4. The particular preference that you have
   "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people"

Sounds like: whish

Derived forms: wished, wishing, wishes

Type of: asking, desire, druthers, express, give tongue to, greet, greeting, order, preference, recognise [Brit], recognize, request, salutation, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, want

Antonym: begrudge

Encyclopedia: Wish