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单词 to a wish
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to a wish
c. In phrases with prepositions. †with or upon one's wish or wishes, †at wish, according to one's wish, just as one wishes; in readiness for one as one wishes, at one's disposal (= at will at will n.1 Phrases 2d). †at high wish, at the height of the fulfilment of one's wishes. to (one's) wish (rarely wishes), as one wishes; esp. to the full extent of one's desire, as much as one wishes. (Now rare or Obsolete) to a wish (Scottish), †till a wish, just as one would wish, perfectly, exactly.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adverb]
fullfremedlyOE
to envyc1369
to a wish1390
perfectlyc1395
consummately1529
sincerely1583
to the (also a) nail?1611
like a tansy1619
magisterially1625
(up) to the nines (rarely nine)?1719
puffickly1858
quintessentially1866
to the (also a) queen's taste1880
A-OK1961
the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adverb] > so as to content or satisfy
to a wish1390
satisfyingly1613
contentfully1665
the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adverb] > so as to content or satisfy > to one's satisfaction
to one's willOE
a-willc1275
at a person's willc1300
fillc1300
to payc1300
at, to greec1374
with or upon one's wish or wishes1390
agreea1425
at wisha1525
to (one's) wish (rarely wishes)1586
to one's heart's content1600
wishfully1607
the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > in preparation [phrase] > in a state of preparation or readiness > ready for use > as one wishes
at a person's willc1300
with or upon one's wish or wishes1390
at wisha1525
the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adverb] > at height of fulfilment
at high wisha1616
1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 330 I have ben ofte moeved so, That with my wisshes if I myhte,..I hadde storven in a day.
1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 39 He ne wol no travail take To ryde for his ladi sake, Bot liveth al upon his wisshes.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 23412 All þat wit-standand þe es Thoru sal þou thril it wit þi wiss [Gött. Thoru sal þou thril wid þi suiftnes].
1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) ix. 37 Well syttyng on horsbacke, and tyl a wysshe wel shapen of alle membres.
a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 847 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 121 All yus yir hathillis in hall heirly remanit With all welthis at wiss.
a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) lxxix. 13 Where it was at wysshe it could not remain?
a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 8v Though a child haue all the giftes of nature at wishe.
1586 G. Whitney Choice of Emblemes 144 [He] to his wishe, of pilottes made his choise.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iii. ii. 259 He comes vpon a wish . View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iv. iii. 246 The one is filling still, neuer compleat: The other, at high wish . View more context for this quotation
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 423 When to his wish, Beyond his hope, Eve separate he spies. View more context for this quotation
1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 420 Though the Relief of Banbury succeeded to wish, yet the King paid dear for it soon after.
1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 56 The people, who assisted us so opportunely, were rewarded to their wish.
1787 J. Beattie Scoticisms 106 Every thing succeeds to a wish.
1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XV lxviii. 39 A dish Of which perhaps the cookery rather varies, So every one may dress it to his wish.
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