wish on a star

A form of wish upon a star — To make a wish on seeing a shooting star.

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Meanings

verbwish on a star (third-person singular simple present wishes on a star, present participle wishing on a star, simple past and past participle wished on a star)

present singular third person wishes on a star · participle present wishing on a star · participle past wished on a star · past wished on a star

  1. uncommonUncommon form of wish upon a star

    "Magic," said the hopeless old maid of yesterday. "I wished on a star."

    1929, Ruth Sapinsky, “Starlight, Starbright”, in Werner's Readings and Recitations, volume 22, page 221
    2 more examples

    I'm wishin' on a star To follow where you are I'm wishin' on a dream To follow what it means

    1977, Rose Royce, “Wishing on a Star”, in In Full Bloom

    When I was eight years old, my grandparents took me to see some cheesy movie about a girl who, because her father wishes on a star, is transformed from an ungrateful heiress into a humble maid.

    2008, Matt Rothschild, Dumbfounded, A Memoir, page 221
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