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      wish
      noun
      A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
      The thing desired or longed for.
      An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.
      (Sussex) A water meadow.
      A surname.
      verb
      (transitive) To desire; to want.
      (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
      (intransitive, followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.
      (ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
      (transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.
      (transitive, now rare) To hope (+ object clause with may or in present subjunctive).
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