"wish well" meaning in English

See wish well in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: wishes well [present, singular, third-person], wishing well [participle, present], wished well [participle, past], wished well [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wish well (third-person singular simple present wishes well, present participle wishing well, simple past and past participle wished well)
  1. To hope for success in one's future.
    Sense id: en-wish_well-en-verb-DTVAZZLU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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