To wish: v.tr. (word coming from the Gallo-Romance subtus haitare, from subtus “under” and Germanic radical haitan “to order, to promise”).
The verb “to wish” has several meanings:
1. To desire the possession, the presence of (something), the realization of (an event) (to aspire -to-, to covet, to hope, to seek, to dream -of-, to want).
I wish him success, that he succeeds.
I did not wish (expect) it.
English desired (in a job offer).
He wants to leave as soon as...
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