Wish
Wish , intransitive verb
[Old English wischen, weschen, wuschen, Anglo-Saxon w{not transcribed}scan; akin to Dutch wenschen, German wunschen, Icelandic aeskja, Danish onske, Swedish onska; from Anglo-Saxon w{not transcribed}sc a wish; akin to OD. & German wunsch, Old High German wunsc, Icelandic {not transcribed}sk, Sanskrit vā{not transcribed}chā a wish, vā{not transcribed}ch to wish; also to Sanskrit van to like, to wish. {not transcribed}. See Winsome, Win, transitive verb, and compare Wistful.]
1.
To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for.
Wish , transitive verb
1.
To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.
I would not wish
Any companion in the world but you.
I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper.
2.
To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate.
I would not wish them to a fairer death.
I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am.
Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil.
3.
To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
I would be glad to thrive, sir,
And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman.
Wish , noun
1.
Desire; eager desire; longing.
Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead.
2.
Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.
Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish.
3.
A thing desired; an object of desire.
Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire...
To give his enemies their wish!