wish someone well in English

Forms: wishes someone well [present, singular, third-person], wishing someone well [participle, present], wished someone well [participle, past], wished someone well [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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        "To hope for good things for someone."
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    {
      "word": "wish someone ill"
    }
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    "English multiword terms",
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"wish someone well" meaning in English

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