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wants out

wants out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of want out.

Meaning of want out

Verb

want out (third-person singular simple present wants out, present participle wanting out, simple past and past participle wanted out)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To desire to leave, quit or escape a specific situation, relationship, commitment, or project.
    • After six months in a tedious desk job, Anna wants out.
    Antonyms:
    want in

Questions about wants out

What is wants out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wants out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of want out.

Words near wants out in the dictionary

  1. wants for nothing
  2. wants in
  3. wants no part of
  4. wants one's bumps feeling
  5. wants one's bumps felt
  6. wants out
  7. wants to know
  8. wantsome
  9. Wantsum
  10. wantum
  11. wantums

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