WISH (3)

Wish, n. 1. 1. Desire; eager desire; longing.
Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead. Job xxxiii. 6. 2. 2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.
Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish. Shak. 3. 3. A thing desired; an object of desire.
Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . . To give his enemies their wish! Milton.