wished

Verb

wish (third-person singular simple present wishes, present participle wishing, simple past and past participle wished)

1. (transitive) To desire; to want.
   • I'll come tomorrow, if you wish (it).
2. (archaic, transitive) To hope (+ object clause with may or in present subjunctive).
   • I wish he mean me well, that he takes so much pains!1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LXXXIV”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...
3. (intransitive) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
   • This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for.1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures
4. (ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
   • We wish you a merry Christmas.
5. (intransitive, followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.
   • Anyone who wishes to may leave now.
6. (transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.
   • I was wished to your worship by a gentleman.1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, →OCLC, (please specify the Internet...

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