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Verb
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wished, past tense; wished, past participle; wishes, 3rd person singular present; wishing, present participle;
  1. Feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable; want something that cannot or probably will not happen
    • - we wished for peace
    • - he wished that he had practiced the routines
  2. Silently invoke such a hope or desire, esp. in a ritualized way
    • - I closed my eyes and wished
  3. Feel or express a desire to do something
    • - they wish to become involved
  4. Ask (someone) to do something or that (something) be done
    • - I wish it to be clearly understood
  5. Express a desire for (the success or good fortune) of (someone)
    • - they wish her every success
  6. Hope that something unpleasant will happen to
    • - I would not wish it on the vilest soul
Noun
  1. A desire or hope for something to happen
    • - the union has reiterated its wish for an agreement
    • - it is their wish to continue organizing similar exhibitions
  2. An expression of such a desire, typically in the form of a request or instruction
    • - she must carry out her late father's wishes
  3. An invocation or recitation of a hope or desire
    • - he makes a wish
  4. An expression of a desire for someone's success or good fortune
    • - they had received kindness and good wishes from total strangers
  5. A thing or event that is or has been desired; an object of desire
    • - the petitioners eventually got their wish
  1. a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
  2. hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now"
  3. an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention"
  4. prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"
  5. make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"
  6. regard: (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"
  7. feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
  8. A wish is a hope or desire for something. Fictionally, wishes can be used as plot devices. In folklore, opportunities for "making a wish" or for wishes to "come true" or "be granted" are themes that are sometimes used.
  9. "Wish" is the fifteenth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing a bonus track. ...
  10. Wish (formerly Women in Secure Hospitals) is a mental health charity in England and Wales. It was founded in 1987.
  11. Wish is the second solo album of former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey. Released in 1988, three years after his successful self-titled solo debut, the album was found to be somewhat disappointing and therefore became not as successful as its predecessor.
  12. Wish is a 1993 album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman.
  13. Wish is the fourth studio album by the German pop rock band Reamonn. It was recorded in 2006 and released by Universal Music. All tracks were written by Rea Garvey, Mike Gommeringer, Uwe Bossert, Philipp Rauenbusch and Sebastian Padotzke, the members of Reamonn. .
  14. "Wish" is the second promotional single from Nine Inch Nails' Broken. The most successful song from the EP, "Wish" cemented Trent Reznor's image as a rage-fueled star to the public. "Wish" won the Best Metal Performance in the 1993 Grammy Awards. ...
  15. Wish is the ninth studio album by British band The Cure, released in 1992.
  16. wish (Windowing Shell) is a simple scripting or interactive Unix shell for the X Window System and Mac OS X. It provides users the facility to be able to control graphical user interface components via the Tk toolkit, and enables utilization of the Tcl programming language.
  17. Wish is the second studio album by Japanese-pop singer Yuna Ito. The album was released on 20 February 2008 on Studioseven Recordings, Sony Music Japan. Wish was released in two versions, CD-only and CD-DVD version. In its first week 49,000 copies were sold. ...
  18. "The Wish" is the ninth episode of season 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
  19. a will for something to happen; a water meadow; to hope (for a particular outcome); to bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something); To request or desire to do an activity
  20. (Wishes) Magic Kingdom’s nightly fireworks show.
  21. (16 Wishes) airing on Family Channel and Disney Channel.
  22. (Wishes) Bamboo, Beech, Dandelion, Dogwood, Job's Tears, Sage, Sandalwood, Sunflower, Violet
  23. (Wishes) Its greatest power is to take a person's deepest emotions and turn that into an energy that it can use to form things from dirt. It tricked Polnareff into wishing for his sister to come back to life, then used his emotional power to form a visage of her out of dirt. ...
  24. wearable information system for human healthcare
  25. 1. Something you desire or wish for 2. The action of wishing