souhaité

Souhaité is the masculine singular past participle of the French verb souhaiter (to wish). It functions as an adjective meaning "desired" or "wished-for" and is used to qualify nouns, as in les résultats souhaités, une configuration souhaitée, or une date souhaitée. The feminine form is souhaitée, and the plural forms are souhaités (masculine) and souhaitées (feminine).

The form souhaiter derives from the noun souhait (a wish) and the -er verb suffix, and souhaité is commonly found in formal, administrative, or technical contexts where preferences, requests, or targets are indicated. It is often used in phrases such as à la date souhaitée (“on the desired date”) or comme souhaité (“as requested”).

In technical or product-language, souhaité frequently appears with terms like valeur souhaitée (“desired value” or “target value”) to denote a goal to be met or a preferred setting. In everyday French, alternatives such as désiré or voulu can convey related meanings, though souhaité emphasizes an element of wish or preference rather than an obligation.

Translations vary by context. In English, souhaité is typically rendered as "desired" or "wanted," and in instructions or specifications it can be translated as "as desired" or "as requested." The word agrees with the noun it modifies: un résultat souhaité, une date souhaitée, des paramètres souhaités.