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souhaitée

Souhaitée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb souhaiter, used as an adjective meaning "desired" or "wished-for." It agrees with the feminine noun it modifies; the masculine singular form is souhaité, the feminine plural souhaitées, and the masculine plural souhaités.

In modern usage, souhaitée appears in formal, administrative, academic, or business language to denote something that

The word derives from the noun souhait, meaning a wish, which itself comes from the verb souhaiter.

Translations into English are typically "desired" or "wished-for," depending on context. Souhaitée is part of a

is
intended,
preferred,
or
sought
after.
It
commonly
precedes
a
noun,
as
in
une
date
souhaitée
(a
desired
date),
un
résultat
souhaité
(a
desired
outcome),
or
des
conditions
souhaitées
(the
desired
conditions).
The
term
can
also
occur
after
être
in
a
predicative
position,
as
in
Cette
solution
est
souhaitée
par
l'équipe
(This
solution
is
desired
by
the
team),
though
the
attributive
use
is
more
common.
Related
forms
include
souhaité
(masculine
singular),
souhaités
(masculine
plural),
souhaitées
(feminine
plural),
and
the
adjective
souhaitable,
meaning
desirable,
used
in
a
broader
and
sometimes
less
specific
sense.
broader
French
vocabulary
for
expressing
preferences,
aims,
and
objectives
in
precise
or
formal
registers.