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've got the licence to not do what I want, but when I've got the ball back there I have to make a decision and back myself."
From BBC
Scientists want to better understand how plants create alkaloids so they can develop medicines faster, at lower cost, and with less harm to the environment.
From Science Daily
Givan told BBC News NI he "wouldn't want to take forward" some of the proposed measures, but they would be necessary if his department was not given more money when the executive agrees a budget.
From BBC
"Let's be very crystal clear here: if a bull shark, or a tiger, or a great white did want to prey on a human, there would be no body."
From BBC
He says he wants to be prime minister, while admitting his party is not yet ready for power.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
