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want

US /wɑnt/

verb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

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 coffee
    to want a cup of coffee, meaning to feel or have a desire for; want strongly
  • Medium want to reschedule the client meeting
    to want to reschedule the client meeting, meaning to feel or have a desire for; want strongly
  • Hard found wanting upon rigorous fiscal scrutiny
    to found wanting upon rigorous fiscal scrutiny, meaning to set up or found
  • Very Hard live in dire want amid ostentatious wealth
    to live in dire want amid ostentatious wealth, meaning to inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

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