English · Word Candidate

want

/wɒnt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: wants · wanting · wanted

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

muốn hoặc mong muốn một điều gì đó

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Verb

Examples

I want you as a friend, not a foe.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand. — To make it easy or tempting to do something undesirable, or to make it hard or challenging to refrain from doing it.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

muốn hoặc mong muốn một điều gì đó

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Verb

Examples

The game developers of Candy Crush want you to waste large, copious amounts of your money on in-game purchases to buy boosters and lives.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A desire, wish, longing.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khát vọng, ước muốn, mong muốn

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Noun

Examples

After a search which produced most of the things on our wants list, we went down to picnic on the shore in the sunshine-with a good stretch of shingle behind us over which no triffid could approach unheard.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Lack, absence, deficiency.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thiếu hụt, vắng mặt, khiếm khuyết

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Noun

Examples

She showed a want of caution in renting her house to complete strangers.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “want” mean?

To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.

Is “want” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.