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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Some wished Huerta had spoken out earlier, at least within the insular union, in order to prevent others from being victimized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
He remarked that it took him 30 minutes to find parking for his plane in the capital Abuja recently, saying he wished the "place was full of factories, not private jets".
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
And Rodgers, who would have preferred more time to adapt to the time difference, wished the Steelers had done the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
She also wished drivers would “stop being so aggressive to cyclists.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Also, if he was listing grievances, he often wished that they’d had the sense not to name him after a guy who got swallowed up by a whale.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
