want
verb (used with object)
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for.
wants
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present tense formof want (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"But AI skills on their own are not going to help you in your career. You've got to couple that with that sector knowledge of what that client actually wants."
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
“Hopefully he uses an overwhelming victory to achieve what he wants to get done in 100 days,” said Steven Maviglio, who served as a spokesman for former Gov. Gray Davis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
"He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar," Ossoff added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
One is strategic: firms tailor information to each audience, emphasizing what that group wants to hear and burying what it doesn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Her eyes scan mine, like she’s trying to decide whether or not I can handle what she wants to tell me.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
