want – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of want

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of want

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youwant out
weLet's want out
youwant out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)