want
verb (used with object)
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for.
had wanted
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past perfectof want.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Roh had wanted a more recent valuation to be used.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"She had wanted that since being as young as I can remember," Urmston said, "so yeah, I gave her that. I promised her that."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Initially, the family leased their ranch abode—telling People magazine shortly after they moved to Texas that they had wanted to test out the area for a year before committing to buying a property there.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
They had wanted a historic home with an old-world Spanish feel to match two Renaissance chairs they bought in Granada, Spain, but that dream became something much bigger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Each president, of course, had hoped to win, and had wanted to win.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
