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wishest

verb, old form used with thou

«wishest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«wishest» means «you wish», a form of «wish»: To wish means to want something to happen, even if it may not. A wish is that hope. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou wishest» = «you wish».

Examples

"That beast which thou wishest to overcome is my brother. (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) tree →
‘That beast which thou wishest to overcome is my brother. (The Red Fairy Book) tree →
"Thou wishest thou couldest go to the ball, is it not so?" (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) tree →

Note

Today: you wish.

On Mova

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