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WISH WELL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wish well mean?
• WISH WELL (verb)
The verb WISH WELL has 1 sense:
1. feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
Familiarity information: WISH WELL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
wish; wish well
Hypernyms (to "wish well" is one way to...):
desire; want (feel or have a desire for; want strongly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
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