Phrase guide

I'd like to know

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

A polite request for information.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I'd like to know more about the graduate admissions process.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أُرِيد أَن أَعْرِف (ʔurīd ʔan ʔaʕrif) — phrase
  • Arabic: أَوَدّ أَن أَعْرِف (ʔawadd ʔan ʔaʕrif) — phrase
  • Basque: jakin nahi nuke — phrase
  • Belarusian: я хаце́ў бы ве́даць (ja xacjéw by vjédacʹ) — phrase
  • Belarusian: я хаце́ла б ве́даць (ja xacjéla b vjédacʹ) — phrase
  • Chinese: 我欲知影 (góa beh chai-ián / góa berh chai-ián / góa boeh chai-ián) — phrase
  • Chinese: 我愛知影 /我爱知影 (góa ài chai-ián) — phrase
  • Chinese: 我欲知 (góa beh chai / góa berh chai / góa boeh chai) — phrase
  • Chinese: 我愛知 /我爱知 (góa ài chai) — phrase
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我想知道 (wǒ xiǎng zhīdào) — phrase
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我想了解一下 (wǒ xiǎng liǎojiè yīxià) — phrase
  • Danish: jeg vil gerne vide — phrase
  • Dutch: ik zou willen weten — phrase
  • Finnish: haluaisin tietää — phrase
  • French: je voudrais savoir — phrase
  • Galician: gostaríame saber — phrase
  • German: ich möchte wissen — phrase
  • German: ich wüsste gern — phrase
  • Hungarian: szeretném megtudni — phrase
  • Hungarian: érdeklődni szeretnék — phrase
  • Italian: vorrei sapere — phrase
  • Japanese: 私が知りたいのです (watashi ga shiritai no desu) — phrase
  • Jingpho: ngai chye mayu ai — phrase
  • Lithuanian: aš norėčiau žinoti — phrase
  • Macedonian: би са́кал да знам (bi sákal da znam) — phrase
  • Maltese: nixtieq inkun naf — phrase
  • Ojibwe: niwii-gikendam — phrase
  • Polish: chciałbym wiedzieć — phrase
  • Polish: chciałabym wiedzieć — phrase
  • Polish: chciałbym znać — phrase
  • Polish: chciałabym znać — phrase
  • Portuguese: eu gostaria de saber — phrase
  • Romanian: aș dori să știu — phrase
  • Russian: я хоте́л бы знать (ja xotél by znatʹ) — phrase
  • Russian: я хоте́ла бы знать (ja xotéla by znatʹ) — phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: hteo bih znati — phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: htela bih znati — phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: хтео бих знати — phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: хтела бих знати — phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: htio bih znati — phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: htjela bih znati — phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: хтио бих знати — phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: хтјела бих знати — phrase
  • Spanish: me gustaría saber — phrase
  • Spanish: quisiera saber — phrase
  • Swedish: jag skulle vilja veta — phrase
  • Tagalog: gusto ko malaman — phrase
  • Tagalog: ibig ko malaman — phrase
  • Turkish: öğrenmek istiyorum — phrase
  • Ukrainian: я хоті́в би зна́ти (ja xotív by znáty) — phrase
  • Ukrainian: я хоті́ла б зна́ти (ja xotíla b znáty) — phrase