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noun ADJ. human VERB + WANT meet, satisfy, see to a society that satisfied all human wants PREP. for ~ of Refugees are dying for want of proper health care. | in ~ Thousands of children are living in want., verb ADV. badly, desperately, really | just, only, simply I just want you to be happy. | genuinely, truly If you truly want to help, just do as I say. | always Thanks for the present?it's just what I've always wanted. PHRASES all you want All I want is the truth. | exactly/just what you want
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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want
adverbs
very much
• She very much wanted to do the right thing.
badly
• How badly do you want to win?
desperately
• He desperately wants his mum and dad to get back together.
really
• Do you really want to succeed?
just
• I just want to be left alone.
phrases
whatever/anything you want
• Now he can do whatever he wants.
whenever you want
• Joanna is happy for him to see his son whenever he wants.
wherever you want
• You can park wherever you want.
if you want (to)
• You can go if you want.
get what you want
• You’ve got what you wanted, so you might as well leave.
do what you want
• You can do what you want, instead of being told what to do.
what I want to do is ...
• What I want to do is develop the skills I already have.
all I want is ...
• All I want is a normal life.
it’s just what I’ve always wanted
(= used to thank someone for a present that you really like )
• Thanks for the bread machine – it's just what I've always wanted.
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