0 present participle of wish
1 used with the past simple to express that you feel sorry or sad about a state or situation that exists at the moment:
2 to want to do something:
I wish she'd shut up for a minute and let someone else talk.
[ + obj + adj ] Sometimes I was so depressed that I wished myself dead.
I don't wish to worry you but he did say he'd be back by midnight.
Passengers wishing to take the Kings Cross train should board now.
[ + to infinitive ] I wish to make a complaint.
As you wish, Sir. It will be done.
3 to hope or express hope for another person's success or happiness or pleasure on a particular occasion:
4 to hope that something you want will be made real because of good luck or magical powers:
"By the time I'm 40, I'll be rich." "You wish!" (= There is no chance of that happening.)
"Your job must be very glamorous." "I wish!" (= not at all.)
He's funny, bright, handsome - everything a girl could wish for really.
If I could wish myself anywhere in the world (= go anywhere as a result of making a wish) right now it would be somewhere hot and sunny.
[ + that ] I remember blowing out the candles on my birthday cake and wishing that John Lee would be my boyfriend.
5 to welcome someone with particular words or a particular action:
He wishes me every morning.
A classical process, explicit in every step, offers much to the designer wishing to consider every move she makes through its formalization.
This book will be a useful tool for students and engineers wishing to gain a detailed insight into some aspects of laser microengineering.
This book is replete with alluring statements that leave the reader wishing for a more sustained exploration of the author's intriguing ideas.
This group may be reluctant to accept formal help, resenting the intrusion and wishing to care for their own spouse.
Sometimes it is enough to have two or three member states wishing to have a certain policy proposal initiated.
This is essential reading for all environmentalists, managers and scientists wishing to keep abreast of current developments in environmental science.
The inclusion of comprehensive reference lists is helpful for professionals wishing to study individual topics further.
From that date holders of such qualifications (other than those conferring graduate status) wishing to teach would have to take a course of teacher training.
