wish someone well

wish someone well
wish someone well
1. To wish someone success or good fortune
2. To bear someone no ill will
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Main Entry:well

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wish someone well/ill/ phrase
to say that you hope good bad things will happen to someone

The crowd wished them well as they left for their honeymoon.

Thesaurus: ways of wishing someone well or illsynonym
Main entry: wish

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feel or express a desire for someone's well-being

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • wish someone ill — wish someone well/ill/ phrase to say that you hope good bad things will happen to someone The crowd wished them well as they left for their honeymoon. Thesaurus: ways of wishing someone well or illsynonym Main entry: wish …   Useful english dictionary

  • well — well1 [wel] n. [ME welle < OE wella, akin to weallan, to boil up, akin to Ger welle, wave, wallen, to boil < IE base * wel , to turn, roll > WALK, L volvere, to roll] 1. a flow of water from the earth; natural spring and pool 2. a hole… …   English World dictionary

  • wish — wish1 [ wıʃ ] verb *** 1. ) transitive wish (that) to want something to happen although it is unlikely: I wish I was rich! Andy wished that he could think of a way to help. I wish Beth would stop trying to be so nice. a ) used for saying that you …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wish — I UK [wɪʃ] / US verb Word forms wish : present tense I/you/we/they wish he/she/it wishes present participle wishing past tense wished past participle wished *** 1) a) [transitive] to want something to happen although it is unlikely wish (that): I …   English dictionary

  • wish — wisher, n. wishless, adj. /wish/, v.t. 1. to want; desire; long for (usually fol. by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning. 2. to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the problem settled. 3 …   Universalium

  • wish — [[t]wɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to want; desire; long for (usu. fol. by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning[/ex] 2) to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the matter settled[/ex] 3) to entertain… …   From formal English to slang

  • wish — [wish] vt. [ME wisshen < OE wyscan, akin to Ger wünschen < IE base * wen , to strive (for), desire > WIN, L Venus] 1. to have a longing for; want; desire; crave 2. to have or express a desire concerning [to wish the day were over] 3. to… …   English World dictionary

  • wish — wish1 W1S1 [wıʃ] v [: Old English; Origin: wyscan] 1.) [I and T] formal if you wish to do something or you wish to have it done for you, you want to do it or want to have it done = ↑like wish to do sth ▪ I wish to make a complaint. ▪ If you wish… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wish — 1 /wIS/ verb 1 WANT STH IMPOSSIBLE (T) to want something to be true although you know it is either impossible or unlikely: wish (that): I wish I didn t have to go to work today. | wish to goodness spoken (=wish very much): I wish to goodness they …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • wish — /wɪʃ / (say wish) verb (t) 1. to want; desire; long for (often with an infinitive or a clause as object): I wish to see her; I wish that he would come. 2. to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish oneself elsewhere. 3. to… …  

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