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not want to do that

not want to do that verb: to be in a state of doing or being about to do something that one is likely to regret; usually unknowingly or forgetfully.

Verb

not want to do that

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, stative) To be in a state of doing or being about to do something that one is likely to regret; usually unknowingly or forgetfully.
    • You do not want to do that.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, want, do, that.

Questions about not want to do that

What does not want to do that mean?
Not want to do that means to be in a state of doing or being about to do something that one is likely to regret; usually unknowingly or forgetfully.
What part of speech is not want to do that?
Not want to do that is a verb.

Words near not want to do that in the dictionary

  1. not to speak of
  2. not to worry
  3. not touch with a barge pole
  4. not touch with a ten-foot pole
  5. not up
  6. not want to do that
  7. not wanted on voyage
  8. not while pussy's a cat
  9. not win for losing
  10. not wise
  11. not with it

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