"wish someone well" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: wishes someone well [present, singular, third-person], wishing someone well [participle, present], wished someone well [participle, past], wished someone well [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wish someone well (third-person singular simple present wishes someone well, present participle wishing someone well, simple past and past participle wished someone well)
  1. To hope for good things for someone.
    Sense id: en-wish_someone_well-en-verb-c60PdjFE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. To express hopes for good things for someone to that person.
    Sense id: en-wish_someone_well-en-verb-o8XWDAL8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67
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