well-wishv.

Brit.

/ˈwɛlˌwɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈwɛlˌwɪʃ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and wish v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., wish v.

Etymology: < well adv. + wish v., after well-wishing n., well-wishing adj. Compare earlier to wish (a person) well at well adv. 2a(c). Compare also slightly later well wish n., well-wisher n.

1. transitive. To feel or express good wishes for or to (a person or thing); = to wish (a person) well at well adv. 2a(c). Formerly also: †to regard with favour (obsolete).In quot. ?1570: to desire (something good) for or on behalf of a person.

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?1570 E. Elviden Hist. Pesistratus & Catanea sig. E^v Well wishing to his person health.

1684 F. N. W. Hist. Rev. Phanatical Plot 29 Those that own and defend the Cause of Treason, such was that Cause he Dyed in, and such, who well wisht and abetted the same.

1774 R. Warner tr. Plautus Cheat i. iii. 302 'Tis now long time That he and I have equally well wish'd Each other—An old grudge subsists between us.

1873 Tinsley's Mag. Mar. 139/2 Can I help ill-wishing her if I well-wish him?

1975 Colorado Springs (Colorado) Gaz. Tel. 28 June 35 d/4 We lit the candles on Benny's cake and we all well-wished him by singing ‘Happy Birthday, Dear Benny’.

2002 Boston Globe (Electronic ed.) 4 Oct. c1 Joe..needs to be saved from people who will rush in to well-wish him until he starts to sweat.

†2. intransitive. With to, unto. To feel or express good wishes for a person or thing. Cf. to wish well to a person at well adv. 2a(c). Obsolete.

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1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. C2 Thinke how exceedinglye I haue alwayes well wished vnto you.

1597 J. Carpenter Preparatiue to Contentation 268 All such..haue found euen them whom they haue benefitted, and to whom they haue well wished, to be affected towards them.

1639 T. Wentworth Let. 16 Apr. in Earl of Strafforde's Lett. & Dispatches (1739) II. 329 If such an Action be really well wished unto by her Majesty, it will be necessary to put the Trust of it under some better qualified Person for Command.

a1664 M. Frank LI Serm. (1672) 86 Solomon and his Bride commended, blessed, well-wisht to in it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-wish
释义	well-wishv. Brit. /ˈwɛlˌwɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈwɛlˌwɪʃ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and wish v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., wish v. Etymology: < well adv. + wish v., after well-wishing n., well-wishing adj. Compare earlier to wish (a person) well at well adv. 2a(c). Compare also slightly later well wish n., well-wisher n. 1. transitive. To feel or express good wishes for or to (a person or thing); = to wish (a person) well at well adv. 2a(c). Formerly also: †to regard with favour (obsolete).In quot. ?1570: to desire (something good) for or on behalf of a person. ΚΠ ?1570 E. Elviden Hist. Pesistratus & Catanea sig. E^v Well wishing to his person health. 1684 F. N. W. Hist. Rev. Phanatical Plot 29 Those that own and defend the Cause of Treason, such was that Cause he Dyed in, and such, who well wisht and abetted the same. 1774 R. Warner tr. Plautus Cheat i. iii. 302 'Tis now long time That he and I have equally well wish'd Each other—An old grudge subsists between us. 1873 Tinsley's Mag. Mar. 139/2 Can I help ill-wishing her if I well-wish him? 1975 Colorado Springs (Colorado) Gaz. Tel. 28 June 35 d/4 We lit the candles on Benny's cake and we all well-wished him by singing ‘Happy Birthday, Dear Benny’. 2002 Boston Globe (Electronic ed.) 4 Oct. c1 Joe..needs to be saved from people who will rush in to well-wish him until he starts to sweat. †2. intransitive. With to, unto. To feel or express good wishes for a person or thing. Cf. to wish well to a person at well adv. 2a(c). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. C2 Thinke how exceedinglye I haue alwayes well wished vnto you. 1597 J. Carpenter Preparatiue to Contentation 268 All such..haue found euen them whom they haue benefitted, and to whom they haue well wished, to be affected towards them. 1639 T. Wentworth Let. 16 Apr. in Earl of Strafforde's Lett. & Dispatches (1739) II. 329 If such an Action be really well wished unto by her Majesty, it will be necessary to put the Trust of it under some better qualified Person for Command. a1664 M. Frank LI Serm. (1672) 86 Solomon and his Bride commended, blessed, well-wisht to in it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.?1570
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