wish
verb (used with object)
to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause).
wished
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past participleof wish.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof wish.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wishverb (used with object)to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause).
Example Sentences
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Clients trusted him with their special moments: engagements, weddings and anniversaries, or when they simply wished to treat themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
I wished I could look at her and ask, “What can I make you?”
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
“When I truly had a place that I wished to call home, I wanted it to be equally marvelous for my great friends, the other ‘cast members.’”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Brian Conley said winning the series was "amazing", but wished his eldest daughter Amy and wife Anne-Marie could have also been there to experience it with them.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
My chest felt full of love, and—not for the first time—I wished there weren’t five hundred miles between us.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
