wishedadj.

Brit.

/wɪʃt/, U.S.

/wɪʃt/

Etymology: < wish v. + -ed suffix¹.

a. That is the object of a wish; desired, longed-for. Now rare except as in 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > wished for

wishful1523

wished1586

wished1602

15.. Fickle Estate of Our Vncertayn Lyfe (MS. Rawl. Poet. 112, lf. 10 b) What if a day or A moneth or a yeare Crowne thy delightes with a thowsand wisht contentinges?

1577 J. Grange Garden in Golden Aphroditis sig. Piv^v So friendly Venus is, so friendly Cupid was, That fancie brought hir soone, vnto my wisshed passe.

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Cciii My wished frend, and welcomde guest.

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iii. ii. sig. F We touch the shore Of wisht reuenge.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 208 While Night Invests the Sea, and wished Morn delayes.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. lxii. 221 At length..every thing is in the wished train.

1811 W. R. Spencer Poems 17 Oh! why so late thy wish'd return?

1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Paradiso xxiii. 4 The bird..With her sweet brood; impatient to descry Their wished looks.

1906 C. Mansfield Girl & Gods xxvii Psyche..held out her hand in token of a wished farewell.

b. with for: cf. wish v. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > wished for

wishful1523

wished1586

wished1602

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > that is to or may be wished for

to be wished1531

wishable1548

optable1569

wished1586

volible1675

1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 1 The wished-for newes of peace.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. iv When wished-for pleasures rise like morning light.

1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. xlv. 30 Yet is she free? the spoiler's wish'd-for prey.

1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men I. i. 32 [They] declared their inability to render America the wished for assistance.

2. Entertained as a wish: cf. wish v. 2c. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > entertained as a wish

wished1580

votal1611

votive1664

1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 127 Hauing thus made each other priuie to our wished desires.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wished
释义	wishedadj. Brit. /wɪʃt/, U.S. /wɪʃt/ Etymology: < wish v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. a. That is the object of a wish; desired, longed-for. Now rare except as in 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > wished for wishful1523 wished1586 wished1602 15.. Fickle Estate of Our Vncertayn Lyfe (MS. Rawl. Poet. 112, lf. 10 b) What if a day or A moneth or a yeare Crowne thy delightes with a thowsand wisht contentinges? 1577 J. Grange Garden in Golden Aphroditis sig. Piv^v So friendly Venus is, so friendly Cupid was, That fancie brought hir soone, vnto my wisshed passe. 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Cciii My wished frend, and welcomde guest. 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iii. ii. sig. F We touch the shore Of wisht reuenge. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 208 While Night Invests the Sea, and wished Morn delayes. View more context for this quotation 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. lxii. 221 At length..every thing is in the wished train. 1811 W. R. Spencer Poems 17 Oh! why so late thy wish'd return? 1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Paradiso xxiii. 4 The bird..With her sweet brood; impatient to descry Their wished looks. 1906 C. Mansfield Girl & Gods xxvii Psyche..held out her hand in token of a wished farewell. b. with for: cf. wish v. 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > wished for wishful1523 wished1586 wished1602 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > that is to or may be wished for to be wished1531 wishable1548 optable1569 wished1586 volible1675 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 1 The wished-for newes of peace. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd iii. iv When wished-for pleasures rise like morning light. 1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. xlv. 30 Yet is she free? the spoiler's wish'd-for prey. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men I. i. 32 [They] declared their inability to render America the wished for assistance. 2. Entertained as a wish: cf. wish v. 2c. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > [adjective] > entertained as a wish wished1580 votal1611 votive1664 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 127 Hauing thus made each other priuie to our wished desires. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.15..
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