Dictionary Entry
wish
wish is a 4-letter English word with 17 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 9 · 17 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
- 2transitive verb
To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.
- 3transitive verb
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.
- 4transitive verb
To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.
- 5noun
Desire; eager desire; longing.
- 6noun
Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.
- 7noun
A thing desired; an object of desire.
- 8noun
the particular preference that you have
"it was his last wish"
"they should respect the wishes of the people"
- 9noun
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
"give him my kind regards"
"my best wishes"
Synonyms
- 10noun
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"
- 11noun
a specific feeling of desire
"he got his wish"
"he was above all wishing and desire"
- 12verb
invoke upon
"wish you a nice evening"
"bid farewell"
Synonyms
- 13verb
order politely; express a wish for
- 14verb
make or express a wish
"I wish that Christmas were over"
- 15verb
hope for; have a wish
"I wish I could go home now"
- 16verb
feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
- 17verb
prefer or wish to do something
"Do you care to try this dish?"
"Would you like to come along to the movies?"
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