Want Past Tense

The past tense of Want is wanted.

1. want

verb. ['ˈwɑːnt, ˈwɔnt'] feel or have a desire for; want strongly.

Rhymes with Want

• st_laurent
• poissant
• laplant
• toutant
• pylant
• coutant
• schwandt
• flaunt
• taunt
• jaunt
• haunt
• gauntt
• gaunt
• daunt
• conte
• aunt

How do you pronounce want?

Pronounce want as wɔnt.

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UK - How to pronounce want in British English

How do you spell want? Is it wnat ?

A common misspelling of want is wnat

Sentences with want

1. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Leave your listeners clear as to what you want them to do by closing with a call to action.

2. Verb, base form
If you don't want to use an oil-based primer, choose a latex floor primer.

Quotes about want

1. If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2. I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.
- Woody Allen

3. If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.
- Albert Einstein

2. want

verb. ['ˈwɑːnt, ˈwɔnt'] have need of.

3. want

noun. ['ˈwɑːnt, ˈwɔnt'] a state of extreme poverty.

4. want

verb. ['ˈwɑːnt, ˈwɔnt'] hunt or look for; want for a particular reason.

5. want

verb. ['ˈwɑːnt, ˈwɔnt'] wish or demand the presence of.

6. want

noun. ['ˈwɑːnt, ˈwɔnt'] the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.

7. want

noun. ['ˈwɑːnt, ˈwɔnt'] a specific feeling of desire.

8. want

noun. ['ˈwɑːnt, ˈwɔnt'] anything that is necessary but lacking.

9. want

verb. ['ˈwɑːnt, ˈwɔnt'] be without, lack; be deficient in.