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{ "term": "want", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "want", "heSheIt": "wants" }, "pastSimple": "wanted", "pastParticiple": "wanted", "ingForm": "wanting" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to have a desire or a wish for something/somebody", "sensetop": "want somebody/somethingwant something for somethingwant somebody/something as somethingwant to do somethingwant somebody/something to do somethingwant somebody/something doing somethingwant somebody/something + adj.want somebody/something donewant something from somebody/somethingwant something out of something", "labels": "(informal)British EnglishNorth American EnglishBritish English", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Do you want some more tea?", "contextForm": "want somebody/something" }, { "text": "to **want children/kids**" }, { "text": "to want peace/war/change" }, { "text": "Voters want answers to these questions," }, { "text": "If you want more information, visit the website." }, { "text": "The US wants access to Chinese markets." }, { "text": "The voters seem to want a reason to vote for him." }, { "text": "She's **always wanted** a large family." }, { "text": "If you want some help, just ask." }, { "text": "I want a new job." }, { "text": "**All I want is** the truth." }, { "text": "Thanks for the present—it's **just what I wanted**." }, { "text": "I can do whatever I want." }, { "text": "**The last thing I wanted was to** upset you." }, { "text": "What do you want for Christmas?", "contextForm": "want something for something" }, { "text": "I wanted bacon and eggs for breakfast." }, { "text": "The party wants her as leader.", "contextForm": "want somebody/something as something" }, { "text": "What do you want to do tomorrow?", "contextForm": "want to do something" }, { "text": "What I **really want to know** is why you would even think that?" }, { "text": "‘It's time you did your homework.’ ‘I don't want to!’" }, { "text": "**I just wanted** to know if everything was all right." }, { "text": "You can come too, **if you want**." }, { "text": "We could see a movie later **if you want to**." }, { "text": "There are two points which I wanted to make." }, { "text": "I wanted to go home." }, { "text": "I simply wanted to be left in peace." }, { "text": "She desperately wanted to believe him." }, { "text": "These are books that children actually want to read." }, { "text": "Do you want me to help?", "contextForm": "want somebody/something to do something" }, { "text": "I **want people to know** what I've done." }, { "text": "We didn't want this to happen." }, { "text": "I want it (to be) done as quickly as possible." }, { "text": "I don't want you coming home so late.", "contextForm": "want somebody/something doing something" }, { "text": "Do you want your coffee black or white?", "contextForm": "want somebody/something + adj." }, { "text": "It was clear that somebody **wanted him dead**." }, { "text": "They want him arrested.", "contextForm": "want somebody/something done" }, { "text": "What do you want from me?", "contextForm": "want something from somebody/something" }, { "text": "I had to discover what I really wanted out of life.", "contextForm": "want something out of something" }, { "text": "I just want you to be happy." }, { "text": "If you truly want to help, just do as I say." }, { "text": "I want to study in America." }, { "text": "I want you to do it quickly." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["badly", "desperately", "really"], "phrases": [ "all you want", "exactly what you want", "just what you want" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to need something", "sensetop": "want somethingwant doing somethingwant to be somethingwant to be/have something done", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We'll want more furniture for the new office.", "contextForm": "want something" }, { "text": "What this house wants is a good clean." }, { "text": "It wants a special sort of person for that job." }, { "text": "The plants want watering daily.", "contextForm": "want doing something" }, { "text": "The cake mixture wants to be smooth and light.", "contextForm": "want to be something" }, { "text": "The plants want to be watered daily.", "contextForm": "want to be/have something done" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to need somebody to be present in the place or for the purpose mentioned", "sensetop": "want somebody (+ adv./prep.)", "examples": [ { "text": "She's wanted immediately in the director's office." }, { "text": "Excuse me, you're wanted on the phone." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "used to give advice to somebody, meaning ‘should’ or ‘ought to’", "sensetop": "want to do something", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "If possible, you want to avoid alcohol." }, { "text": "He wants to be more careful." }, { "text": "You don't want to do it like that." } ], "topics": ["Suggestions and advice"] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to feel sexual desire for somebody", "sensetop": "want somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "‘I want you so much,’ she whispered in his ear." }, { "text": "Alice, please don't leave me. I want you. I need you. I can't live without you." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to lack something", "sensetop": "want something", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He doesn't want courage." } ], "synonyms": "be short of" }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have or want to have the advantages of two different situations or ways of behaving that are impossible to combine", "examples": [ { "text": "You can't have it both ways. If you can afford to go out all the time, you can afford to pay off some of your debts." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to refuse to accept something", "examples": [ { "text": "I offered to pay but he was having none of it." }, { "text": "They pretended to be enthusiastic about my work but then suddenly decided they wanted none of it." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to refuse to deal with somebody; to refuse to accept or consider something", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "We in this party will have no truck with illegal organizations." }, { "text": "Dave wants no truck with change. For him, things are just fine as they are." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to take no interest in something because you do not care about it or it is too much trouble", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I've tried to ask her advice, but she doesn't want to know *(= about my problems)*." }, { "text": "‘How much was it?’ ‘**You don't want to know**’ *(= it is better if you don't know)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to want to be free of somebody/something that has been annoying you or that you do not want", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Are you trying to say you want rid of me?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if you never waste anything, especially food or money, you will always have it when you need it", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to ask somebody in a rude or angry way why they are there or what they want you to do", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/wɒnt/", "audio": "wa/want/want__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/wɒnts/", "audio": "wa/want/wants__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈwɒntɪd/", "audio": "wa/want/wanted__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈwɒntɪŋ/", "audio": "wa/want/wanting__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/wɑːnt/", "audio": "wa/want/want__us_1_rr.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/wɑːnts/", "audio": "wa/want/wants__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈwɑːntɪd/", "audio": "wa/want/wanted__us_1_rr.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈwɑːntɪŋ/", "audio": "wa/want/wanting__us_1_rr.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: the noun from Old Norse vant, neuter of vanr ‘lacking’; the verb from Old Norse vanta ‘be lacking’. The original notion of “lack” was early extended to “need” and from this developed the sense ‘desire’." }