wish someone well

verb

To hope for good things for someone.

“I wished him well and sent him on his way.”

Opposite
wish someone ill
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Meanings

verbwish someone well (third-person singular simple present wishes someone well, present participle wishing someone well, simple past and past participle wished someone well)

present singular third person wishes someone well · participle present wishing someone well · participle past wished someone well · past wished someone well

  1. To hope for good things for someone.

    I didn't vote for him, but I wish him well.

  2. To express hopes for good things for someone to that person.

    I wished him well and sent him on his way.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
wish someone ill
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wish someone well,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wish%20someone%20well.

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