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want-to

want-to noun: intention, desire.

Noun

want-to (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Intention, desire.
    • “This is not your ordinary disaster,” said Joe Pelle, the sheriff of Boulder County, where two of the deaths were reported, when he was asked about rescue efforts. “All the preparation in the world, all the want-to in the world, can’t put people up those canyons while debris and walls of water are...2013 September 13, “Colorado Towns Are Left Stranded in Deadly Floods”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    wanna

Synonyms of want-to

Questions about want-to

What does want-to mean?
Want-to means intention, desire.
What part of speech is want-to?
Want-to is a noun.

Words near want-to in the dictionary

  1. want to bet
  2. want to know
  3. want'cha
  4. want-away
  5. want-aways
  6. want-to
  7. want-to-be
  8. want-to-bes
  9. wanta
  10. Wantabadgery
  11. wantable

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