wish

wish
v
1. desire, long for, desiderate, want; yearn for, hope for, care for, pine for, sigh for; hanker after, have a yen for, covet, fancy, have a fancy for; have an eye to, be attracted to, have a mind to, have at heart, be bent upon; be inclined towards, be prone to, be predisposed towards, prefer; aspire to, set one's heart on; crave, hunger, thirst, relish; burn for, Inf. be wild or mad about, Sl. have the hots for, Inf. letch after.
n
2. desire, longing, wishing, desideration, want, wanting; yearning, hope, hoping, pining, sighing; hankering, Inf. yen, Sl. itch, fondness, liking, fancy; eagerness, ardor, craving, keenness, avidity, passion; appetency, appetite, thirst, hunger; predilection, inclination, preference, predisposal, predisposition, bent, leaning, disposition; mind, will, whim.

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