Wish | Mean of wish in English Dictionary

/ˈwɪʃ/

• Verb
• to want (something) to be true or to happen
1. I wish (that) you were here.
2. I only wish (that) I knew what was going on.
3. He was wishing (that) she would leave him alone.
4. I wish (that) you would be quiet and listen to me.
• to want or ask to do (something)
1. You may use the telephone, if you wish.
2. You can do as you wish. [=you can do whatever you want to do]
3. Ms. Jones wishes to see you.
4. I wish to speak with your supervisor.
5. He wished to be left alone.
• to want (someone) to be in a particular state
1. I wish him well. [=I hope that good things happen to him]
2. She wished him dead.
3. I wish you no harm. [=I don't want to harm you; I don't want you to be harmed]

• to say that you hope someone will have happiness, health, etc.
1. I wish you both much happiness. = I wish great happiness for you both. [=I hope that you will both be very happy]
2. She wished them a happy New Year.
3. We wish you a Merry Christmas.
4. I wish you luck. [=I hope you will have good luck]
• to think about something that you want and hope that you will get it or that it will happen in some magical way
1. Children wished upon a star [=made a wish while looking at a star] in the hopes that their dreams would come true.
2. She closed her eyes, wished for a pony, and blew out the candles on her birthday cake.
• to hope for something that usually cannot be had
1. He wished for a second chance.
2. We all wish for world peace.
3. I couldn't wish for a better friend than you. [=you are the best friend I could have]
• to cause (something) to stop or go away just by wanting it to stop or go away
1. You can't just wish your problems away.
• to want (someone) to have or be affected by (someone or something bad or unpleasant)
1. I wouldn't wish that terrible illness on anyone. [=I wouldn't want anyone to have that terrible illness]
2. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
3. I wouldn't wish that man on any woman.
• Noun
• a desire for something to happen or be done
1. Please respect my wishes [=please do what I want you to do] and leave me alone.
2. It is my wish that my estate go to my granddaughter. [=I want my estate to go to my granddaughter]
3. He has a wish to be reunited with his son.
4. She has expressed a wish to retire [=has said she wants to retire] within the next two years.
5. I have no wish [=I do not want] to interfere in your plans.
6. It was her dying wish to see them married. [=it was the last thing she wanted before she died]
7. They did it against my wishes. [=they did it even though they knew that I did not want them to do it]
8. They went against their parents' wishes and got married. [=they got married even though they knew that their parents did not want them to]
• an act of thinking about something that you want and hoping that you will get it or that it will happen in some magical way
1. The genie will grant you three wishes.
2. Close your eyes and make a wish. [=wish for something]
3. I got my wish. = My wish came true. [=I got what I wished for]
• good thoughts or feelings directed toward a person
1. Send her my good/best wishes.
2. Best wishes!