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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This week, Washington is getting what it wants.
“They wanted to have a child from, well, a certain kind of man. They saw that kind of father figure as the right one.”
I wanted romance, freedom and to do things my way.
From Los Angeles Times
"People don't necessarily want documents released - they want documents released which tell them that what they believe is true."
From BBC
“I want them to put the money in plants and equipment so they can build these planes fast.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
