wish

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. desire, will; pleasure; craving, yearning, want, hankering; intention. —v. want, long for, dream of, hope for, ask [for], yearn, crave, hanker. See hope, desire.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [DeSire]

Syn. longing, yearning, hankering, thirst, disposition; see also deSire 1 .

2. [An expression of deSire]

Syn. request, hope, intention, preference, choice, want, prayer, invocation, liking, pleasure, injunction, command, order.

3. [The object of deSire]

Syn. goal, dream, promise; see choice 3 , hope 2 .

v.

1. [To deSire]

Syn. covet, crave, envy; see want 1 , yearn .

2. [To express a deSire]

Syn. hope, request, entreat, prefer, want, pray for, invoke, command, order, solicit, beg, look forward to, need; see also require 2 .

3. [To bid]

Syn. order, instruct, tell; see command 1 .

See Synonym Study at deSire .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

desire, want, pleasure, aspiration, hope, prayer, will, hunger, thirst, longing, yen.

II

v.

desire, want, need, aspire, *set one's heart on, fancy, hope for, pray for, hunger, thirst, crave, hanker, request, ask, order.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasure: appetence, appetency, appetite, craving, desire, hunger, itch, longing, lust, thirst, yearning, yen. See DESIRE. II verb 1. To have the desire or inclination to: choose, desire, like1, please, want, will. Idioms: have a mind, see fit. See DESIRE. 2. To have a strong longing for: ache, covet, desire, hanker, long2, pant, pine, want, yearn. Informal: hone2. See DESIRE.