Synonyms: desire, wish, be anxious, be eager, be keen
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /wɒnt/ |
| Hyphenation | want |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐶𐐱𐑌𐐻 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) want | (I) wanted |
| (thou) wantest | (thou) wantedst |
| (he) wants, wanteth | (he) wanted |
| (we) want | (we) wanted |
| (you) want | (you) wanted |
| (they) want | (they) wanted |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) want | (I) wanted |
| (thou) want | (thou) wanted |
| (he) want | (he) wanted |
| (we) want | (we) wanted |
| (you) want | (you) wanted |
| (they) want | (they) wanted |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| wanting | wanted |
| Afrikaans | verlang |
|---|---|
| Albanian | dëshiroj |
| Catalan | desitjar |
| Czech | popřát; přát; přát si; žádat |
| Danish | ønske |
| Dutch | begeren; verlangen; wensen |
| English (Old English) | willan |
| Esperanto | deziri |
| Faeroese | ynskja |
| Finnish | haluta |
| French | désirer; souhaiter |
| German | mögen |
| Hungarian | kíván; vágyik |
| Icelandic | óska |
| Italian | desiderare |
| Jamaican Patois | fiil laik |
| Latin | optare |
| Norwegian | ønske seg; ønske |
| Papiamento | deseá |
| Polish | pragnąć; życzyć |
| Portuguese | desejar; pretender; querer |
| Russian | желать; пожелать |
| Saterland Frisian | wonskje |
| Scots | wiss |
| Spanish | desear |
| Sranan | winsi |
| Swedish | önska |
| Turkish | arzu etmek; arzulamak |
| West Frisian | ferlangje |