Collocations for "wanted"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wanted" in context.
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want
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- want to [be, know, see, get, make, stop]
- has always wanted to [be]
- what do you want (from me)?
- what do you want for [your birthday, Christmas]?
- what do you want to do?
- what do you want me to [do, say]?
- want you to leave [now, immediately]
- no, I don't want to!
- know what you want
- give them what they want
- want a new [car, TV]
- want [one, two, more]
- wants a [kitten, pony]
- want a [better, new, good,quick]
- want the best for [yourself, your loved ones, your children]
- want more information about
- want [something, nothing] in return
- want it [now, immediately]
- never wanted it [to start with, anyway]
- [just, really, might] want
- [they, the family, the children] never wanted for anything
- waste not, want not
- all I ever wanted was [for, to]
- want in on the [deal, plan]
- UK: this shirt wants [washing, ironing]
- their wants are [simple, easy, tough, complicated]
- satisfy all her wants and [needs, desires]
- [express, state, announce] your wants
- [work, figure, fathom] out their wants
- have the same wants and [needs]
- a want or a must-have
- [poor, desperate, desolate, downtrodden] from want
- is in want of new [clothes, shoes, workers]
- in want of [food, money, opportunities]
'wanted' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
America
- Australia
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Paris
- academic
- actor
- alive
- answer
- articulate
- authority
- badly
- beard
- beggar
- benefit
- clock
- conscious
- cop
- cowboy
- criminal
- cry
- cuddle
- curl
- customer
- dancer
- dead
- deep
- dishwasher
- divorce
- dozen
- dude
- else
- engagement
- everything
- exactly
- extra
- fame
- fiend
- flatmate
- forever
- freckle
- garden
- grind
- guitar
- hack
- he
- hint
- housekeeper
- impress
- instant