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wants to know

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

Meaning of want to know

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To ask (used as a dialogue marker or introductory statement).
    • I want to know, have you ever seen the rain / Comin' down on a sunny day?1970, John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival), "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"

Questions about wants to know

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

Words near wants to know in the dictionary

  1. wants in
  2. wants no part of
  3. wants one's bumps feeling
  4. wants one's bumps felt
  5. wants out
  6. wants to know
  7. wantsome
  8. Wantsum
  9. wantum
  10. wantums
  11. wantwit

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