Translation
To wish for or feel that you would like to have or do something.
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Grammar
Examples
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"Want" shows you would like to have some tea.
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"Wants" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Wanted" is the past form of "want".
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(22)A Little Thing
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A Day Together
2 min read 路 Core 1000
The First Day
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The New House
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A Day at the Farm
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A Rainy Afternoon
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At the Doctor
3 min read 路 Core 1000
Cooking Together
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The First Day at Work
3 min read 路 Core 1000
Lost in Town
3 min read 路 Core 1000
Market Day
3 min read 路 Core 1000
Market Morning
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The Journey
3 min read 路 Core 1000
The Rescue
3 min read 路 Core 1000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read 路 Core 5000
The Long Way Home
4 min read 路 Core 1000
The Passenger
4 min read 路 Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read 路 Core 1000
The Night Route
5 min read 路 Core 5000
The Register
5 min read 路 Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read 路 Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read 路 Core 5000
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Suffixes in English: word building with -ness, -ful, -ly
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 5: Doing and being.