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 the law left groundwater entirely unregulated in about 80% of the state, allowing large farming companies and investors to drill wells and pump as much water as they want.
From Los Angeles Times
“I want to go on this new one so bad, it’s killing me,” said Cheryl Ritz, a South Bay native who’s ridden twice on old models of the blimp.
From Los Angeles Times
"I very quickly got addicted to it and wanted to do competitions," he said.
From BBC
You want to try and dig in for your team sometimes.
From Barron's
Many locals want the land back that was expropriated by PPC years ago to mine the low-grade brown coal so they can farm it again.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
