"want to know" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wants to know [present, singular, third-person], wanting to know [participle, present], wanted to know [participle, past], wanted to know [past]
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)
  1. (idiomatic) To ask (used as a dialogue marker or introductory statement). Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-want_to_know-en-verb-IuDXUdJM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for want to know meaning in English (1.3kB)

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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?"
        },
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          "ref": "1988, Tamora Pierce, Lioness Rampant,, page 114",
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