verbA1Very Oftenneutralboth

want

хотеть

wish to have something

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Pronunciation
EN-UK/wɒnt/
EN-US/wɑnt/
RU[xɐˈtʲetʲ]
want

want with Russian translation

want usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

I want a sandwich for lunch.

Я хочу сэндвич на обед.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Sometimes it's better not to want too much.

Иногда не стоит хотеть слишком многого.

want synonyms

🇬🇧en

хотеть, желать

A1Very Often

I want a new phone.

W
🇬🇧en
would like

хотел бы, хотелось бы

A1Very Often

I would like a glass of water.

W
🇬🇧en
wanna

хотеть, хочешь

A1Very Often

I wanna go home.

🇬🇧en

хотеть, хотеться, нравиться

B1Very Often

Do you fancy a cup of tea?

F
🇬🇧en
feel like

хотеть, иметь настроение

A2Very Often

I feel like staying home tonight.

🇬🇧en

нуждаться, нужно

A1Very Often

I need some help.

🇬🇧en

желать, хотеть (часто более формально или unreal)

A2Often

I wish I had more time.

🇬🇧en

надеяться

A2Very Often

I hope you feel better soon.

🇬🇧en

желать, стремиться к

B1Often

He has a desire to succeed.

C
🇬🇧en
crave

очень хотеть, жаждать

B1Often

I crave chocolate after dinner.

Y
🇬🇧en
yearn

тосковать, страстно желать

B2Rarely

She yearned to see her family again.

L
🇬🇧en
long for

сильно хотеть, тосковать по

B2Often

He longed for peace and quiet.

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What does want mean?

wish to have something

How do you pronounce want?

want is pronounced as /wɒnt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is want used in a sentence?

I want a sandwich for lunch. Translation: Я хочу сэндвич на обед.

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