wish
wish is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for. Arbuthnot.
- 2.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. Shak. I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper.
- 3.John 2.
- 4.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. Shak. I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am. Sir P. Sidney. Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil. Ps. xl.
- 5.3. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. [Obs.] Shak. I would be glad to thrive, sir, And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman. B. Jonson.
- 6.Desire; eager desire; longing. Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead. Job xxxiii.
- 7.2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation. Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish. Shak.
- 8.A thing desired; an object of desire. Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . . To give his enemies their wish! Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- see desire
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accord
- all
- allegiance
- and
- answer
- attend
- authority
- away
- bear
- beck
- believing
- best
- bidding
- bigotry
- blind
- call
- can
- catch
- cause
- cheese
- childish
- choice
- choose
- come
- command
- commendation
- compliance
- compliant
- compliment
- comply
- conation
- conclusion
- condolence
- confident
- confiding
- congratulate
- congratulation
- congratulatory
- constancy
- control
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is wish.
- What is this is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for. Arbuthnot called?
- What is 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. Shak. I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper called?
- What is 3. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. [Obs.] Shak. I would be glad to thrive, sir, And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman. B. Jonson called?
- What is desire; eager desire; longing. Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead. Job xxxiii called?
- What is 2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation. Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish. Shak called?
- What is a thing desired; an object of desire. Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . . To give his enemies their wish! Milton called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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