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Meanings of wished-for in English

Greatly desired.

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Examples for "longed-for"
1
You have cut open the golden apple; you have the longed-for portfolio.
Frederick the Great and His Court
2
They're suited and booted and finally getting their longed-for careers under way.
The Irish Times
3
At last the longed-for shift of wind came and set us free.
The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales
4
He uttered a triumphant chuckle as he drew out the longed-for vial.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
5
There, at any rate, the longed-for marvels seemed to be within reach.
My Life — Volume 2
1
Scraps of yearned-for spring transformed to a taste of its slipping past.
The Irish Times
2
The next day began in earnest the long-yearned-for time of rest.
Four Girls and a Compact
3
The happy and long-yearned-for day, the 25th of June, had dawned at last.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
4
The incident now began to take on the nature of Helen's long-yearned-for adventure.
The Light of the Western Stars
Usage of wished-for in English
1
The first question to decide was the ownership of the wished-for country.
The Winning of the West, Volume 3 / The Founding of the Trans-Al...
2
At length word was brought that the long-wished-for vessel was in sight.
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
3
Williams records the long-wished-for fact in his journal: 'Cloudy and threatening weather.
Notes to the Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley
4
Then he rang the bell, and Hannah entered with the wished-for candles.
Bred in the Bone; Or, Like Father, Like Son: A Novel
5
A shout of joy burst from each canoe at the long-wished-for sight.
Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountai...
6
At last the punctual and wished-for Foka arrived, and we went downstairs.
Childhood
7
In the spring he again tried to find the long-wished-for passage.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania
8
The anxiety with which I expected this wished-for interview may well be conceived.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2
9
He at length obtained the wished-for opportunity of visiting his brother at Gevreckler.
The Three Commanders
10
The wished-for moment came that brought my lover to my view.
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
11
That heart beat wildly as she drew nearer the wished-for spot.
Eventide / A Series of Tales and Poems
12
The following year Philip expired, leaving to Charles his long-wished-for inheritance.
Holland: The History of the Netherlands
13
I am anxious to hear of a wished-for event, and of your safety.
The Coquette, or, The History of Eliza Wharton / A Novel: Founde...
14
I am in a way to come at the wished-for license.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5
15
Two things are necessary for you to obtain your wished-for bliss.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
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Invisibility is one of the UK's most wished-for superpowers, after all.
The Guardian