want to know in English

Forms: wants to know [present, singular, third-person], wanting to know [participle, present], wanted to know [participle, past], wanted to know [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} want to know (third-person singular simple present wants to know, present participle wanting to know, simple past and past participle wanted to know)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "wants to know",
      "tags": [
        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "wanting to know",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wanted to know",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanted to know",
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        {
          "text": "1970, John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival), \"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?\"\nI want to know, have you ever seen the rain / Comin' down on a sunny day?"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Tamora Pierce, Lioness Rampant,, page 114:",
          "text": "\"What do you see?\" Thayet wanted to know.",
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        }
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        "To ask (used as a dialogue marker or introductory statement)."
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        "(idiomatic) To ask (used as a dialogue marker or introductory statement)."
      ],
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wants to know",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanting to know",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanted to know",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanted to know",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
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        {
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Tamora Pierce, Lioness Rampant,, page 114:",
          "text": "\"What do you see?\" Thayet wanted to know.",
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        }
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        "To ask (used as a dialogue marker or introductory statement)."
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        "(idiomatic) To ask (used as a dialogue marker or introductory statement)."
      ],
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      ]
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"want to know" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms