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 think this is for India. We played the same brand of cricket that we wanted to play. Batting first was the better option on this wicket."
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"What I wanted tonight was to give it everything, even if it wasn't perfect, but to enjoy myself and hold my head high at the final whistle."
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"I didn't really think about medals -- I just wanted to skate well and do my best," he said.
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"The risks he took in the final third and the amount of shots that he tried to take too, it was really positive and that is what we want from him."
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He has been inundated with customers wanting to have old bikes patched up.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
