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wished

  • past participle of wish.
  • past tense form of wish.

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“Yeah, I’ve talked to him. Wished him happy birthday a few weeks ago and we’ve talked to them. In terms of being here, not being here, I’m going to leave that up to Ryan.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2022

There's a "Most Wished For" section, for instance, showing the most popular products from customers' wish lists.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2021

It was much quieter at the box office in North America, where the gruesome horror film "Spiral," action adventure "Wrath of Man" and wilderness thriller "Those Who Wished Me Dead" presided over the competition.

From Reuters • May 23, 2021

Wished we could have made many more movies.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2020

Wished I'd never opened my stupid gob about the cotton now.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell