want
verb (used with object)
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for.
will be wanting
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future progressiveof want.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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Markets will be wanting much -- but expecting little -- from US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh as he kicks off the Jackson Hole central banking conference in Wyoming on Friday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
“With all that event risk on the horizon a lot of participants will be wanting to pare down their positions,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Their passionate fans, who have loyally kept showing up for the last five years to watch the lousy basketball those decisions have wrought, will be wanting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
The Fed will be wanting to see a consistent monthly reading of 0.2%.
From Reuters ● Oct. 12, 2023
"Annie will be wanting me in the press room."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
