wish

I

n.

desire

1) to make a wish

2) to fulfill, realize a wish

3) to get one's wish

4) to express a wish

5) to respect smb.'s wish

6) a fervent, strong; unfulfilled wish

7) the death wish

8) a wish for (a wish for peace)

9) a wish to + inf. (they expressed a wish to visit the museum)

10) a wish that + clause; subj. (the editor respected her wish that the contribution not be/should not be announced publicly)

11) against smb.'s wishes (the project was carried out against our wishes)

12) in accordance with smb.'s wishes

greetings

13) to extend, offer, send one's (best) wishes

14) one's best, good, warm, warmest wishes

15) one's wishes for (one's best wishes for the New Year)

II

v.

1) (A; usu. without to) they wished us good luck

2) (D; intr.) to wish for (we were wishing for cool weather)

3) (E) I wish to lodge a complaint

4) (formal) (H; no passive) do you wish me to stay?

5) (L) we wish that he would settle down

6) (misc.) to wish smb. well ('to hope that things will go well for smb.')

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[wɪʃ]

good

offer

realize a wish

send one's (best) wishes

strong

unfulfilled wish

warm

warmest wishes

subj. (the editor respected her wish that the contribution not be/should not be announced publicly)

(A; usu. without to) they wished us good luck

(E) I wish to lodge a complaint

(L) we wish that he would settle down

(formal) (H; no passive) do you wish me to stay?

['desire'] to make a wish

['greetings'] to extend

a fervent

a wish that + clause

in accordance with smb. 's wishes

one's best

the death wish

to express a wish

to fulfill

to get one's wish

to respect smb. 's wish

(misc.) to wish smb. well ('to hope that things will go well for smb. ')

a wish for (a wish for peace)

one's wishes for (one's best wishes for the New Year)

against smb. 's wishes (the project was carried out against our wishes)

a wish to + int. (they expressed a wish to visit the museum)

(D; intr.) to wish for (we were wishing for cool weather)