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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But at the same time, I want to start well.”
From Los Angeles Times
"It hurts the same as four years ago but I don't want to ugly-cry so I'm going to stop there."
From BBC
Williams described it as the album he wanted to make when he first left Take That.
From BBC
Jordan Dougal told the court: "He would just be stuck to a machine for the rest of his life," adding, "I didn't want to remember him like that when he was such a happy baby."
From BBC
"We want to reassure local students, parents and residents that we have deployed significant resources to the area and are doing everything we can to locate the suspect," he said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
