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'want' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'want' with 20 example sentences.


want noun

: a state of extreme poverty

: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

: anything that is necessary but lacking

: a specific feeling of desire

want verb

: feel or have a desire for; want strongly

: have need of

: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason

: wish or demand the presence of

: be without, lack; be deficient in


  • Do you want to open up your own restaurant?
  • I want to talk to you about something else.
  • I want to lose a bit of weight.
  • All I want is to make you happy.
  • Do you want to eat something before we leave?
  • I don't want to talk about my child.
  • Why would you want to do something like that?
  • I want to show you something in my office.
  • At what age do you want to get married?
  • I don't want to read anything today.
  • Everyone wants to meet you. You're famous!
  • I want to eat ice cream.
  • I'm not sure I want to see this.
  • I want you to give me some advice.
  • Do you want to go somewhere?
  • I want to be friends with you.
  • I don't want you to come here.
  • I don't want to get into the water.
  • She wants to know who sent the flowers.
  • What does your friend want to do?
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