"wanna" meaning in English

See wanna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɑ.nə/ [US] Audio: en-us-wanna.ogg [US]
  1. Short for want to.
    Sense id: simple-wanna-en-verb-itZcS~wg Categories (other): Slang
  2. Short for want a.
    Sense id: simple-wanna-en-verb-V7Mp2iSf Categories (other): Slang
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Slang",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I wanna go home now!"
        },
        {
          "text": "Do you wanna go to a movie tonight?"
        },
        {
          "text": "We wanna play baseball, but we can't find a ball."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for want to."
      ],
      "id": "simple-wanna-en-verb-itZcS~wg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Slang",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I wanna puppy!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for want a."
      ],
      "id": "simple-wanna-en-verb-V7Mp2iSf",
      "raw_tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɑ.nə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-wanna.ogg",
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wanna"
}
{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Slang"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I wanna go home now!"
        },
        {
          "text": "Do you wanna go to a movie tonight?"
        },
        {
          "text": "We wanna play baseball, but we can't find a ball."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for want to."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Slang"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I wanna puppy!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for want a."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɑ.nə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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