want — to have a desire to possess or do something; wish for
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to have a desire to possess or do something; wish for
Pronunciation (IPA): /wɑːnt/
Korean meaning: 원하다, 바라다
Korean pronunciation: 원트 (강세: 원트)
Example Sentences
- My cat wants attention every 5 minutes, like a furry little dictator.
- I want to learn Korean, but my brain wants to watch Netflix instead.
- Do you want some coffee? I made extra.
want
VERB//wɑːnt//
to have a desire to possess or do something; wish for
💡 Concept
A child wants the amazing robot toy behind the store window
🎵 Rhyme
Want to flaunt what memories haunt!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/wɑːnt/
🇬🇧 UK/wɒnt/
🌳Etymology
Rootwant
Origin
고대 노르드어 'vanta'에서 유래되었으며, '부족하다, 결핍되다'라는 의미였습니다. 시간이 지나면서 '필요로 하다'에서 '원하다'라는 욕구의 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
haunttauntflauntgaunt
haunt
taunt
flaunt
gaunt
🔗Collocations
want to do
want something badly
want for nothing
if you want
want someone to do
what do you want
want ads
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat wants attention every 5 minutes, like a furry little dictator.”
😄 Fun example
“I want to learn Korean, but my brain wants to watch Netflix instead.”
“Do you want some coffee? I made extra.”
“She wants to become a doctor when she grows up.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
desirewishneedrequirecrave
Antonyms
rejectrefuseavoid
Related
hopedemandrequestyearnlong
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