Wish

Wish Wish, v. t. 1. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward. [1913 Webster]

I would not wish Any companion in the world but you. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper. --3. John 2. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

I would not wish them to a fairer death. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil. --Ps. xl. 14. [1913 Webster]

3. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

I would be glad to thrive, sir, And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

Syn: See {Desire}. [1913 Webster]