Wishers


verb (used with object)
1.
to want; desire; long for (usually followed 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 followed 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 phrases
12.
wish on,

to force or impose (usually used in the negative):
I wouldn’t wish that awful job on my worst enemy.
Also, wish upon. to make a wish using some object as a magical talisman:
to wish on a star.

verb
1.
when tr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive; when intr, often foll by for. to want or desire (something, often that which cannot be or is not the case): I wish I lived in Italy, to wish for peace
2.
(transitive) to feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of: I wish you well
3.
(transitive) to desire or prefer to be as specified
4.
(transitive) to greet as specified; bid: he wished us good afternoon
5.
(transitive) (formal) to order politely: I wish you to come at three o’clock
noun
6.
the act of wishing; the expression of some desire or mental inclination: to make a wish
7.
something desired or wished for: he got his wish
8.
(usually pl) expressed hopes or desire, esp for someone’s welfare, health, etc
9.
(often pl) (formal) a polite order or request
In addition to the idiom beginning with wish

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