to give form to (a wish)
I wish I had more leisure time
to feel or express a wish for (something); to want (something)
I wish to be alone
to request (something) in the form of a wish
He wishes us to leave
to express the hope that somebody will have or attain (something)
I wish you luck
I wish them success
to bid (somebody) a specified greeting
I wished them good night
(+ for) to have a desire for something
to make a wish
wish on/wish on/upon
to confer or foist (something or somebody unwanted) on another person
(usu in negative contexts ) to hope that somebody will experience (something unpleasant)
I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy
wisher noun
[Old English wẏscan]