verb

wish

Translation

to wish (verb), to want (verb), a wish (noun), a desire (noun)

I wish you a happy birthday.

I wish I had more time.

He wished to speak to the manager.

She made a wish and blew out the candles.

((sb.)) ((sth.)) to wish (sb.) (sth.) I wish you luck.

((that)) ... ((past tense)) to express a desire for a different reality I wish I were taller.

((to-inf)) to want to do (sth.) (formal) I wish to make a complaint.

to make a wish to express a hope for something She made a wish.

Verb Synonyms: desire, want, hope; Noun Synonyms: desire, hope, aspiration

From Old English 'wȳscan', from a Proto-Germanic root.

Think of blowing out birthday candles and making a wish.