wish
verb (used with object)
to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause).
will have wished
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future perfectof wish.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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Forest made their hosts wait on the pitch almost four minutes before emerging for the second half, Tottenham will have wished they had stayed in the dressing room.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
With the decision to dismiss Dyche, Everton's new owners have given themselves one of the biggest decisions they will have to take – and one they will have wished could have waited longer.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025
If anyone knows what it’s like to be alone on Christmas, I’m sure they will have wished they had this book.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2017
Yes the plague, always the plague," quoth the old Miller, "but if ever it comes you will have wished you had not called upon it.
From Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle by Adolf Hausrath
