Definitions, Translations, and Word of the Day
Definition of "want" []
- To desire greatly; wish for: They want to leave. She wants a glass of water. See Synonyms at desire. (verb-transitive)
- To desire (someone to do something): I want you to clean your room. (verb-transitive)
- To request the presence or assistance of: You are wanted by your office. (verb-transitive)
- To seek with intent to capture: The fugitive is wanted by the police. (verb-transitive)
- To have an inclination toward; like: Say what you want, but be tactful. (verb-transitive)
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Use "want" in a sentence
- "May 27, 2008 at 11:39 am dis mai 3rd day ov gibben up skwrlz……gotta hab wun…..want want want……."
- "Oh, you mean he doesn't ***really*** want to follow God's Law, but wants to do what all fundagelicals do, and pretend that God's Law is what ever bits of the Bible they *want* to follow, while insisting Jesus, in obviously one of his "unpublished" works, overturned the bits they don't?"
- "That's what I'd sign up for, he said, explaining he'd want to defend the right to learn and think what you want as Canadians have now taken as a birthright."