want – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of want

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to want for
Participle: wanted for
Gerund: wanting for

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of want

Indicative

Present

Iwant for
youwant for
he;she;itwants for
wewant for
youwant for
theywant for

Perfect

Ihave wanted for
youhave wanted for
he;she;ithas wanted for
wehave wanted for
youhave wanted for
theyhave wanted for

Past

Iwanted for
youwanted for
he;she;itwanted for
wewanted for
youwanted for
theywanted for

Pluperfect

Ihad wanted for
youhad wanted for
he;she;ithad wanted for
wehad wanted for
youhad wanted for
theyhad wanted for

Future

Iwill want for
youwill want for
he;she;itwill want for
wewill want for
youwill want for
theywill want for

Future Perfect

Iwill have wanted for
youwill have wanted for
he;she;itwill have wanted for
wewill have wanted for
youwill have wanted for
theywill have wanted for

Subjunctive

Present

Iwant for
youwant for
he;she;itwant for
wewant for
youwant for
theywant for

Perfect

Ihave wanted for
youhave wanted for
he;she;ithave wanted for
wehave wanted for
youhave wanted for
theyhave wanted for

Imperfect

Iwanted for
youwanted for
he;she;itwanted for
wewanted for
youwanted for
theywanted for

Pluperfect

Ihad wanted for
youhad wanted for
he;she;ithad wanted for
wehad wanted for
youhad wanted for
theyhad wanted for

Conditional

Present

Iwould want for
youwould want for
he;she;itwould want for
wewould want for
youwould want for
theywould want for

Perfect

Iwould have wanted for
youwould have wanted for
he;she;itwould have wanted for
wewould have wanted for
youwould have wanted for
theywould have wanted for

Imperative

youwant for
weLet's want for
youwant for

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam wanting for
youare wanting for
he;she;itis wanting for
weare wanting for
youare wanting for
theyare wanting for

Perfect

Ihave been wanting for
youhave been wanting for
he;she;ithas been wanting for
wehave been wanting for
youhave been wanting for
theyhave been wanting for

Past

Iwas wanting for
youwere wanting for
he;she;itwas wanting for
wewere wanting for
youwere wanting for
theywere wanting for

Pluperfect

Ihad been wanting for
youhad been wanting for
he;she;ithad been wanting for
wehad been wanting for
youhad been wanting for
theyhad been wanting for

Future

Iwill be wanting for
youwill be wanting for
he;she;itwill be wanting for
wewill be wanting for
youwill be wanting for
theywill be wanting for

Future Perfect

Iwill have been wanting for
youwill have been wanting for
he;she;itwill have been wanting for
wewill have been wanting for
youwill have been wanting for
theywill have been wanting for

Conditional

Present

Iwould be wanting for
youwould be wanting for
he;she;itwould be wanting for
wewould be wanting for
youwould be wanting for
theywould be wanting for

Perfect

Iwould have been wanting for
youwould have been wanting for
he;she;itwould have been wanting for
wewould have been wanting for
youwould have been wanting for
theywould have been wanting for

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'want'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'want'

ant, cant, jant, lant, pant, rant, vant, waft, wait, walt,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

desire
need, will, would like
lack
lack, need, without
require
in need, in need of, need, require
need
necessity, requirement, desideratum

Antonyms

need
luxury, wealth, riches, fortune

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English wanten (“to lack, to need”), from Old Norse vanta (“to lack”), from Proto-Germanic *wanatōną (“to be wanting, lack”), from *wanô (“lack, deficiency”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty”). Cognate with Middle High German wan (“not full, empty”), Middle Dutch wan (“empty, poor”), Old English wana (“want, lack, absence, deficiency”), Latin vanus (“empty”). See wan, wan-. See: Middle English 'wanten', Proto-Germanic '*wanatōną'.

Verbs referencing "want"

Danish vante, Sranan wani, Bislama wantem.

Sample Sentences

  • “ I don't want to make my fortune on her, ” said Mr. Shelby, dryly; and, seeking to turn the conversation, he uncorked a bottle of fresh wine, and asked his companion's opinion of it. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ What on earth can you want with the child ? ” said Shelby. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] the article—makes ’ em quite unfit for service sometimes. I knew a real handsome gal once, in Orleans, as was entirely ruined by this sort o ’ handling. The fellow that was trading for her didn't want her baby; and she was one of your real high sort, when her blood was up. I tell you, she squeezed up her child in her arms, and talked, and went on real awful. It kinder makes my blood run cold to [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ O ! certainly, by all means, mum ! of course. But I'll tell you. I 'm in a devil of a hurry, and shall want to know, as soon as possible, what I may depend on, ” said he, rising and putting on his overcoat. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] make him remember it, some time ! ” and the brow of the young man grew dark, and his eyes burned with an expression that made his young wife tremble. “ Who made this man my master ? That's what I want to know ! ” he said. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ They wanted me to come to supper in the house, ” said George; “ but I knew what was what too well for that, Aunt Chloe. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] a body has de heaviest kind o ’ ’ sponsibility on ’ em, as ye may say, and is all kinder _”seris’_ and taken up, dey takes dat ar time to be hangin ’ round and kinder interferin ’ ! Now, Missis, she wanted me to do dis way, and she wanted me to do dat way; and, finally, I got kinder sarcy, and, says I, ’ Now, Missis, do jist look at dem beautiful white hands o ’ yourn with long fingers, and all [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] on ’ em, as ye may say, and is all kinder _”seris’_ and taken up, dey takes dat ar time to be hangin ’ round and kinder interferin ’ ! Now, Missis, she wanted me to do dis way, and she wanted me to do dat way; and, finally, I got kinder sarcy, and, says I, ’ Now, Missis, do jist look at dem beautiful white hands o ’ yourn with long fingers, and all a sparkling with rings, like my white [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Here, you Mose, Pete, ” he said, breaking off liberal bits, and throwing it at them; “ you want some, don't you ? Come, Aunt Chloe, bake them some cakes. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ O mother, we don't wanter. We wants to sit up to meetin’,—meetin's is so curis. We likes ’ em. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I want to talk to her, but she is on her headphones all the time. (Juni)
  • - You want to continue walking ? - Yes. You don't want to take a break ? (Mother)
  • [ I'd choose you over other offers, but I want to know I 'm valued too. ] (Drive)
  • I want to ask you. There is a saying I 'm not sure about. (Siapa Buka Lampu)
  • I just want to... no, I won't be any trouble. I swear. (Grafted)