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wish well

wish well verb: to hope for success in one's future.

Verb

wish well (third-person singular simple present wishes well, present participle wishing well, simple past and past participle wished well)

  1. (transitive) To hope for success in one's future.

Forms of wish well

third-person singular presentwishes well
present participlewishing well
past participlewished well
pastwished well

Questions about wish well

What does wish well mean?
Wish well means to hope for success in one's future.
What part of speech is wish well?
Wish well is a verb.
What is the past tense of wish well?
The past tense of wish well is wished well.

Words near wish well in the dictionary

  1. wish sandwich
  2. wish sandwiches
  3. wish someone ill
  4. wish someone well
  5. wish upon a star
  6. wish well
  7. wish you well
  8. wish'd
  9. wish-cycling
  10. wish-fulfilling
  11. wish-wash

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