Wish (?), v. t. 1. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.
I would not wish
Any companion in the world but you. Shak.
I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper. 3. John 2.
2. 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.
I would not wish them to a fairer death. Shak.
I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am. Sir P. Sidney.
Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil. Ps. xl. 14.
3. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. Shak.
I would be glad to thrive, sir,
And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman. B. Jonson.
Syn. — See Desire.