"wan't" meaning in English

See wan't in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} wan't, {{en-cont}} wan't
  1. (Yorkshire, otherwise archaic) Wasn't. Tags: Yorkshire, contraction Synonyms: wa'n't
    Sense id: en-wan't-en-contraction-e9daq2rp Categories (other): Yorkshire English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 6 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /wɒnt/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: wŏnt [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɒnt Etymology: Misspelt by confusion with words formed with the enclitic n't. Etymology templates: {{m|en|n't}} n't Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} wan't
  1. Misspelling of want. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: want
    Sense id: en-wan't-en-verb-FEvoeabn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /wəʊnt/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: wōnt [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -əʊnt Etymology: Misspelt possibly by pronunciatory disanalogy with wonder–wander — whose first syllables are pronounced, respectively, wŭn and wŏn — the latter being closer to the pronunciation of won't: wōnt. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wonder}} wonder, {{m|en|wander}} wander, {{enPRchar|wŭn}} wŭn, {{enPRchar|wŏn}} wŏn, {{m|en|won't}} won't, {{enPRchar|wōnt}} wōnt Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} wan't
  1. Misspelling of won't. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: won't
    Sense id: en-wan't-en-verb-vcGX6wOv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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