want
US /wɑnt/
Definition
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Many customers want faster delivery and lower shipping costs.
Word Family
NounNoun
want gốc
wanter
VerbVerb
want gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- desirethe feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- wisha specific feeling of desire
- cravehave a craving, appetite, or great desire for
Collocations
- Easy want a cup of coffeeto want a cup of coffee, meaning to feel or have a desire for; want strongly
- Medium want to reschedule the client meetingto want to reschedule the client meeting, meaning to feel or have a desire for; want strongly
- Hard found wanting upon rigorous fiscal scrutinyto found wanting upon rigorous fiscal scrutiny, meaning to set up or found
- Very Hard live in dire want amid ostentatious wealthto live in dire want amid ostentatious wealth, meaning to inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
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