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Wish (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wished (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wishing.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w&unr_;scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. w&ü;nschen, Icel. æeskja, Dan. &ö;nske, Sw. &ö;nska; from AS. w&unr_;sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. &unr_;sk, Skr. v&ā;&unr_;ch&ā; a wish, v&ā;&unr_;ch to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. &unr_;. See Winsome, Win, v. t., and cf. Wistful.]
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1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
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They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. Acts xxvii. 29.
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This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for. Arbuthnot.
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Wish (?), v. t. 1. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.
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I would not wish
Any companion in the world but you. Shak.
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I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper. 3. John 2.
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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.
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I would not wish them to a fairer death. Shak.
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I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am. Sir P. Sidney.
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Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil. Ps. xl. 14.
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3. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. [Obs.] Shak.
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I would be glad to thrive, sir,
And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman. B. Jonson.
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Syn. -- See Desire.
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Wish, n. 1. Desire; eager desire; longing.
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Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead. Job xxxiii. 6.
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2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.
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Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish. Shak.
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3. A thing desired; an object of desire.
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Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . .
To give his enemies their wish! Milton.
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