"wants" meaning in English

See wants in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wɑnts/ [General-American], /wɔnts/ [General-American], /wʌnts/ [General-American], /wɒnts/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-wants.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑnts, -ɔnts, -ʌnts, -ɒnts Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} wants
  1. plural of want Tags: form-of, plural Form of: want
    Sense id: en-wants-en-noun-Ba7H6Gez

Verb

IPA: /wɑnts/ [General-American], /wɔnts/ [General-American], /wʌnts/ [General-American], /wɒnts/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-wants.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑnts, -ɔnts, -ʌnts, -ɒnts Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wants
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of want Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: want
    Sense id: en-wants-en-verb-6rXyrw-Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
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