wish away
wish away · wishes away · wished away · wishing away
To hope that something will not happenTo hope that something (real or imagined) will not happen.
Meaning
1 sensesTo hope that something (real or imagined) will not happen.
The approaching interview with his boss could not be wished away.
Forms
wishes away, wishing away, wished away, wished away| Base form | wish away · to wish away |
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| 3rd person singular | wishes away |
| Present participle | wishing away |
| Past simple | wished away |
| Past participle | wished away |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb