want
Usage
What are other ways to say want?
The verb want, usually colloquial in use, suggests a feeling of lack or need that imperatively demands fulfillment: People all over the world want peace. Wish implies the feeling of an impulse toward attainment or possession of something; the strength of the feeling may be of greater or lesser intensity: I wish I could go home. Desire, a more formal verb, suggests a strong wish: They desire liberation.
Example Sentences
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“I am really sad to have to share this, but I wanted you all to hear it from me,” Gellar began.
From Salon
Insisting that it was his health that had stopped him from coming to Paris, Ramadan said if he had not wanted to attend, he would have not have assembled a legal team.
From BBC
Commons Leader Sir Alan Campbell said the government wants to "build on" changes made by more than 50 bills passed since the current parliamentary session began in July 2024 after the general election.
From BBC
Okonjo-Iweala wants the Yaounde meeting to open the next chapter in multilateral trading, decrying growing unilateralism and the collective failure of WTO's 166 members to reinvigorate the institution.
From Barron's
The official also said Tehran wanted international recognition of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
