Synonyms: need, require
| 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 | nodig hê |
|---|---|
| Catalan | necessitar |
| Danish | behøve; kræve; trænge til |
| Dutch | behoeven; behoefte hebben aan; nodig hebben |
| English (Old English) | þurfan |
| Esperanto | bezoni |
| Faeroese | nýtast; tørva; hava fyri neyðini |
| Finnish | tarvita |
| French | avoir besoin de; réclamer; requérir |
| German | brauchen |
| Hungarian | igényel |
| Italian | aver bisogno di |
| Latin | requirere |
| Low German | nöydig hebben |
| Luxemburgish | brauchen |
| Malay | perlu |
| Papiamento | mesté; mester |
| Polish | potrzebować |
| Portuguese | necessitar; precisar; ter necessidade de; ter precisão de |
| Russian | нуждаться |
| Saterland Frisian | benöödigje; bruuke; nöödich hääbe |
| Spanish | necesitar |
| Swedish | behöva |
| Thai | ต้องการ |