Wish (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wished (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wishing.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w&unr_;scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. wünschen, Icel. æeskja, Dan. önske, Sw. önska; from AS. w&unr_;sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. &unr_;sk, Skr. vā&unr_;chā a wish, vā&unr_;ch to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. &unr_;. See Winsome, Win, v. t., and cf. Wistful.]
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1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
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They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. Acts xxvii. 29.
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This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for. Arbuthnot.
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Wish, n. 1. Desire; eager desire; longing.
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Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead. Job xxxiii. 6.
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2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.
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Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish. Shak.
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3. A thing desired; an object of desire.
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Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . .
To give his enemies their wish! Milton.
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