Also see definition of "wish" in Bible Study Dictionaries

 

Table of Contents POS
COUNT IN NET
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ROGET THESAURUS

RELATED WORDS : death wish wish for wish fulfilling wish fulfillment wish list wish well

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun wish has 4 senses

• wish(n = noun.feeling) want, wishing - a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
is a kind of desire
has particulars: velleity
Derived forms verb wish₃, verb wish₁, verb wish₄, verb wish₂

• wish(n = noun.communication) indirect request - 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"
is a kind of asking, request
Derived forms verb wish₃, verb wish₁, verb wish₄

• wish(n = noun.communication) compliments, regard - (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"
is a kind of greeting, salutation
Derived form verb wish₆

• wish(n = noun.cognition) Array - the particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people"
is a kind of druthers, preference

Verb wish has 6 senses

• wish(v = verb.emotion) Array - hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now"
is one way to desire, want
Derived forms noun wish₂, noun wish₁, noun wishing₁
Sample sentence:
They wish him to write the letter

• wish(v = verb.emotion) care, like - prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"
is one way to desire, want
Derived form noun wish₁
Sample sentences:
They wish him to write the letter
They wish to move

• wish(v = verb.communication) Array - make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"
is one way to express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize
Derived forms noun wish₂, noun wish₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

• wish(v = verb.emotion) wish well - feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of; Array
is one way to desire, want
Antonym: begrudge
Derived forms noun wish₂, noun wish₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody something

• wish(v = verb.communication) Array - order politely; express a wish for; Array
is one way to order
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• wish(v = verb.communication) bid - invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
is one way to greet, recognise, recognize
Derived form noun wish₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

CIDE DICTIONARY

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ROGET THESAURUS

wish

Will

N will, volition, conation, velleity, liberum arbitrium, will and pleasure, free will, freedom, discretion, option, voluntariness, spontaneity, spontaneousness, originality, pleasure, wish, mind, desire, frame of mind, intention, predetermination, selfcontrol, determination, force of will, voluntary, volitional, willful, free, optional, discretional, discretionary, volitient, volitive, minded, prepense, intended, autocratic, unbidden &c (bid), spontaneous, original, unconstrained, voluntarily, at will, at pleasure, a volonte, a discretion, al piacere, ad libitum, ad arbitrium, as one thinks proper, as it seems good to, a beneplacito, of one's won accord, of one's own free will, proprio motu, suo motu, ex meromotu, out of one's won head, by choice, purposely, deliberately, stet pro ratione voluntas, sic volo sic jubeo, a vostro beneplacito, beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere, Deus vult, was man nicht kann meiden muss man willig leiden.

Intention

N intent, intention, intentionality, purpose, quo animo, project, undertaking, predetermination, design, ambition, contemplation, mind, animus, view, purview, proposal, study, look out, final cause, raison d'etre, cui bono, object, aim, end, the be all and the end all, drift, tendency, destination, mark, point, butt, goal, target, bull's-eye, quintain, prey, quarry, game, decision, determination, resolve, fixed set purpose, settled purpose, ultimatum, resolution, wish, arriere pensee, motive, teleology, intended, intentional, advised, express, determinate, prepense, bound for, intending, minded, bent upon, at stake, on the anvil, on the tapis, in view, in prospect, in the breast of, in petto, teleological, intentionally, advisedly, wittingly, knowingly, designedly, purposely, on purpose, by design, studiously, pointedly, with intent, deliberately, with one's eyes open, in cold blood, for, with a view, with an eye to, in order to, in order that, to the end that, with the intent that, for the purpose of, with the view of, in contemplation of, on account of, in pursuance of, pursuant to, quo animo, to all intents and purposes, The road to hell is paved with good intentions, sublimi feriam sidera vertice.

Desire

N desire, wish, fancy, fantasy, want, need, exigency, mind, inclination, leaning, bent, animus, partiality, penchant, predilection, propensity, willingness, liking, love, fondness, relish, longing, hankering, inkling, solicitude, anxiety, yearning, coveting, aspiration, ambition, vaulting ambition, eagerness, zeal, ardor, empressement, breathless impatience, overanxiety, impetuosity, appetite, appetition, appetence, appetency, sharp appetite, keenness, hunger, stomach, twist, thirst, thirstiness, drouth, mouthwatering, itch, itching, prurience, cacoethes, cupidity, lust, concupiscence, edge of appetite, edge of hunger, torment of Tantalus, sweet tooth, lickerish tooth, itching palm, longing eye, wistful eye, sheep's eye, greed, voracity, passion, rage, furore, mania, manie, inextinguishable desire, dipsomania, kleptomania, lover, amateur, votary, devotee, aspirant, solicitant, candidate, applicant, supplicant, cormorant, desideratum, want, a consummation devoutly to be wished, attraction, magnet, allurement, fancy, temptation, seduction, fascination, prestige, height of one's ambition, idol, whim, whimsy, whimsey, maggot, hobby, hobby-horse, Fortunatus's cap, wishing cap, wishing stone, wishing well, desirous, desiring, inclined, partial to, fain, wishful, optative, anxious, wistful, curious, at a loss for, sedulous, solicitous, craving, hungry, sharp-set, peckish, ravening, with an empty stomach, esurient, lickerish, thirsty, athirst, parched with thirst, pinched with hunger, famished, dry, drouthy, hungry as a hunter, hungry as a hawk, hungry as a horse, hungry as a church mouse, hungry as a bear, greedy, unsatisfied, unsated, unslaked, unsaturated, eager, avid, keen, burning, fervent, ardent, agog, all agog, breathless, impatient, bent on, intent on, set on, bent upon, intent upon, set upon, mad after, enrage, rabid, dying for, devoured by desire, aspiring, ambitious, vaulting, skyaspiring, high-reaching, desirable, desired, in demand, pleasing, appetizing, appetible, tantalizing, wistfully, fain, Int, would that, would that it were!, O for!, esto perpetual, the wish being father to the thought, sua cuique voluptas, hoc erat in votis, the mouth watering, the fingers itching, aut Caesar aut nullus, Cassius has a lean and hungry look, hungry as the grave, I was born to other things, not what we wish but what we want, such joy ambition finds, the sea hath bounds but deep desire hath none, ubi mel ibi apes.

VB desire, wish, wish for, be desirous, have a longing, hope, care for, affect, like, list, take to, cling to, take a fancy to, fancy, prefer, have an eye, have a mind to, find it in one's heart, have a fancy for, set one's eyes upon, cast a sheep's eye upon, look sweet upon, take into one's head, have at heart, be bent upon, set one's cap at, set one's heart upon, set one's mind upon, covet, want, miss, need, feel the want of, would fain have, would fain do, would be glad of, be hungry, have a good appetite, play a good knife and fork, hunger after, thirst after, crave after, lust after, itch after, hanker after, run mad after, raven for, die for, burn to, desiderate, sigh for, cry for, gape for, gasp for, pine for, pant for, languish for, yearn for, long, be on thorns for, hope for, aspire after, catch at, grasp at, jump at, woo, court, solicit, fish for, spell for, whistle for, put up for, ogle, cause desire, create desire, raise desire, excite desire, provoke desire, whet the appetite, appetize, titillate, allure, attract, take one's fancy, tempt, hold out temptation, hold out allurement, tantalize, make one's mouth water, faire venir l'eau a la bouche, gratify desire.

Also see definition of "wish" in Bible Study Dictionaries

For further exploring for "wish" in Webster Dictionary Online