ADJ
- dearest, deepest, fervent, greatest, strong
- conscious, unconscious
- secret
- dying, last
- He was denied his dying wish to be reconciled with his son
- death
- Freud's theory of the death wish
- personal
- parental
- the child's detention against parental wishes
VERB + WISH
- have
- express, make known
- She has expressed a wish to visit the Houses of Parliament
- fulfill
- She fulfilled her deepest wish when she flew solo for the first time
- get
- She's always wanted to be an actress, and I'm sure she'll get her wish
- grant sb
- be responsive to, consider, honour, respect, take into account
- It is vital for schools to respect the wishes of parents
- carry out, comply with, implement, meet
- We need to update our equipment if we are to meet customers' wishes
- obey
- She flew into a rage if the staff didn't obey her wishes
- deny sb
- disregard, flout, go against, ignore, override, ride roughshod over
- The committee rode roughshod over the wishes of union members
- reflect
- The change to the constitution reflects the wishes of the people who voted in the referendum
WISH + NOUN
- fulfilment
- list
- Draw up a wish list, defining the requirements for your ideal home
PREP
- against sb's ~s
- Her father will not speak to her, because she married against his wishes
- in sb's ~
- In his wish to be as helpful as possible, he was forever asking her what she wanted
- in accordance with sb's ~s
- In accordance with his wishes, his ashes were scattered at sea
- ~ for
- a wish for peace
VERB + WISH
- have, make
- When you see a black cat, you have to make a wish
- be allowed, get
- If you're the one who finds the hidden box, you get a wish
- grant
- The good fairy granted her three wishes
WISH + VERB
- come true
- Lo and behold, on Christmas Day their wishes came true
ADJ
- best, good
- Give my best wishes to Alison
PREP
- with ~ (at the end of a letter)
- With best wishes for a happy birthday
- ~ for
- Every good wish for your future happiness together