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want Meaning in Spanish (want significado en español)

verbquerer, necesitar
nounescasez
Sinónimos:desearapetecernecesidad
querer in English:want
Phonetic:kɛˈɾɛɾ
Plural: wants
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de want en español es querer, necesitar, escasez. (Tener un deseo o anhelo por algo.)

Definitions of Want

  1. 1
    verb
    querer

    To have a desire or wish for something.

    Tener un deseo o anhelo por algo.

  2. 2
    verb
    necesitar

    To require something because it is essential or very important.

    Requerir algo porque es esencial o muy importante.

  3. 3
    noun
    escasez

    A lack or shortage of something.

    Una falta o escasez de algo.

Example Sentences

casual

“I want a new book to read this weekend.”

Quiero un libro nuevo para leer este fin de semana.

casual

“She wants to travel the world and experience different cultures.”

Ella quiere viajar por el mundo y experimentar diferentes culturas.

formal

“There is a great want of skilled workers in the industry.”

Hay una gran escasez de trabajadores cualificados en la industria.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

desearapetecernecesidad

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

tenerabundancia

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularwants
past tensewanted
present participlewanting
nounwant

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

want for nothingidiom

To have everything one needs or desires.

want outphrasal_verb

To want to leave a situation or relationship.

want inphrasal_verb

To want to join a group or activity.