want
verb (used with object)
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for.
were wanting
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past progressiveof want.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"When I started in food policy 40 years ago, people were wanting this."
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
Among the reasons some smaller and mid-sized banks gave for the forecast were wanting to take less risk and worries about deposit outflows.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023
“I just knew we had to find and support those voices in the United States of America that were wanting to get to a more profound understanding of our country,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
“We were wanting to experience something that is really meaningful in person, to be in community with the people who will be supporting us in our marriage,” Mr. Bell said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
“I got lost in Brooklyn only Saturday. Now where is it you were wanting to go?”
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
