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wish

  [wish]
Use wish on in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to want; desire; long for (usually fol. by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning.
2. to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the problem settled.
3. to entertain wishes, favorably or otherwise, for: to wish someone well; to wish someone ill.
4. to bid, as in greeting or leave-taking: to wish someone a good morning.
5. to request or charge: I wish him to come.
–verb (used without object)
6. to desire; long; yearn (often fol. by for): Mother says I may go if I wish. I wished for a book.
7. to make a wish: She wished more than she worked.
–noun
8. an act or instance of wishing.
9. a request or command: I was never forgiven for disregarding my father's wishes.
10. an expression of a wish, often one of a kindly or courteous nature: to send one's best wishes.
11. something wished or desired: He got his wish—a new car.
—Verb phrase
12. wish on,
a. to force or impose (usually used in the negative): I wouldn't wish that awful job on my worst enemy.
b. Also, wish upon. to make a wish using some object as a magical talisman: to wish on a star.
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME wisshen, OE wȳscan; c. G wünschen, ON æskja; akin to OE wynn joy (see winsome ), L venus charm (see Venus ); (n.) ME, deriv. of the v.

Related forms:
wisher, noun
wishless, adjective

Synonyms:
1. crave. Wish, desire, want indicate a longing for something. To wish is to feel an impulse toward attainment or possession of something; the strength of the feeling may be of greater or lesser intensity: I wish I could go home. Desire, a more formal word, suggests a strong wish: They desire a new regime. Want, usually colloquial in use, suggests a feeling of lack or need that imperatively demands fulfillment: People all over the world want peace. 5. direct, order. 12. will, want.
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wish on

Foist or impose something on another, as in I wouldn't wish this job on my worst enemy. [Early 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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