"wish away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wishes away [present, singular, third-person], wishing away [participle, present], wished away [participle, past], wished away [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Translations (To hope that something will not happen): απεύχομαι (apéfchomai) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-wish_away-en-verb-iZavDTgX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away)

Inflected forms

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