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wished

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

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Wished you could travel back in time to walk among Earth’s former inhabitants?

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 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 I could unsee what I had seen.

From The Guardian • May 15, 2016

Wished I’d rubbed ointment into my lips ’cause they get chapped when it’s this cold.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell