wishes
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
An inflected form of wish · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,668 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,914 times across 191,625 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a specific feeling of desire also: wishing, want he got his wishhe was above all wishing and desire
- an expression of some desire or inclination also: indirect request I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leavehis crying was an indirect request for attention
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare also: regard, compliments give him my kind regardsmy best wishes
- the particular preference that you have it was his last wishthey should respect the wishes of the people
wishes in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And opportunities of approach were all too infrequent for his wishes.
Pearl of Pearl Island · John Oxenham · Chapter 1
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I detest that man to whom he wishes to marry me.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Pursue your noble wishes, I am prompt As lightning to your service.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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Beside them, Johnson's title, "The Vanity of Human Wishes", looks very dogged and downright.
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1
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Of those omitted, several are now restored, in accordance with the expressed wishes of many readers and lovers of them.
Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1