"wanna" meaning in English

See wanna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ˈwɑ.nə/, /ˈwʌ.nə/, /ˈwɔ.nə/, /-nuː/, /-nə/ Audio: en-us-wanna.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒnə Etymology: Contractions. Attested as early as 1824. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} wanna, {{en-cont}} wanna
  1. (colloquial) Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to. Tags: colloquial, contraction
    Sense id: en-wanna-en-contraction-AqCjRtTB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 11 12 39 1 1
  2. (colloquial) Represents a contracted pronunciation of want a. Tags: colloquial, contraction
    Sense id: en-wanna-en-contraction-1hZl9AZC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 11 12 39 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wannabe, wanna contraction Related terms: gonna, gotta

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "text": "I wanna go home!",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 January 31, Emma Kennedy, Shoes for Anthony: A Novel, Macmillan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 115:",
          "text": "'Pair of shoes for you at last.' I picked one up. It was weathered, with a split heel and no laces. 'Too big for me,' I said, dropping it back to the floor. 'Wanna look at the Germans, like?' said Ade, standing. 'Proper, like? Come on.[…]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈwʌ.nə/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɔ.nə/"
    },
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    "Rhymes:English/ɒnə/2 syllables",
    "pl:Bathing",
    "pl:Laundry",
    "pl:Vessels"
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          "text": "'Pair of shoes for you at last.' I picked one up. It was weathered, with a split heel and no laces. 'Too big for me,' I said, dropping it back to the floor. 'Wanna look at the Germans, like?' said Ade, standing. 'Proper, like? Come on.[…]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwʌ.nə/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɔ.nə/"
    },
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    },
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