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wished away

wished away is the simple past and past participle of wish away.

Meaning of wish away

Verb

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

  1. To hope that something (real or imagined) will not happen.
    • The approaching interview with his boss could not be wished away.

Questions about wished away

What is wished away the simple past and past participle of?
Wished away is the simple past and past participle of wish away.

Words near wished away in the dictionary

  1. wishcycled
  2. wishcycles
  3. wishcycling
  4. wishe
  5. wished
  6. wished away
  7. wished on a star
  8. wished someone ill
  9. wished upon a star
  10. wished well
  11. wished you well

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