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To want; to desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions, etc., followed by a noun [phrase] or infinitive)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: should like, would not mind
- Would you like some tea?... I asked if you’d like to have some tea.
- How would you like to go to the cinema?
- What about going for a run? ~I'd like to.
- I would like to congratulate you on your results.
- You wouldn't like to come along, by any chance?
- If you'd like to come this way, I'll show you the house.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: should like, would not mind
Antonyms: none provided
To want; to desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions, etc., followed by a noun [phrase] or infinitive)
Used when placing an order, chiefly at a restaurant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: get, let someone get
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: should like, would not mind, get, let someone get
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
وَدَّ
(wadda)
— to want; to desire
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Armenian:
ուզել
(uzel)
— to want; to desire
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Armenian:
ցանկանալ
(cʻankanal)
— to want; to desire
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Chinese Mandarin:
想
(xiǎng)
— to want; to desire
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Chinese Mandarin:
想要
(xiǎngyào)
— to want; to desire
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Chinese Mandarin:
願意 /愿意
(yuànyì)
— to want; to desire
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Czech:
chtít
— to want; to desire
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Dutch:
willen
— to want; to desire
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Dutch:
zin hebben in
— to want; to desire
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Dutch:
zou willen
— to want; to desire
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Dutch:
zin hebben om te
— to want; to desire
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Esperanto:
voli
— to want; to desire
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Finnish:
conditional forms of haluta
— to want; to desire
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German:
möchte
— to want; to desire
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German:
hätte gern
— to want; to desire
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German:
würde gern
— to want; to desire
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Greek:
θα ήθελα
(tha íthela)
— to want; to desire
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Hungarian:
kér
— to want; to desire
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Hungarian:
szeretne
— to want; to desire
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Icelandic:
ætla að fá
— to want; to desire
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Icelandic:
langa í
— to want; to desire
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Icelandic:
langa
— to want; to desire
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Icelandic:
ætla
— to want; to desire
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Irish:
ba mhaith le
— to want; to desire
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Khmer:
ចង់
(cɑŋ)
— to want; to desire
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Norwegian:
vil gjerne
— to want; to desire
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Polish:
chcieć
— to want; to desire
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Portuguese:
gostaria
— to want; to desire
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Romanian:
avea vrea
— to want; to desire
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Russian:
хоте́ть
(xotétʹ)
— to want; to desire
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Russian:
жела́ть
(želátʹ)
— to want; to desire
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Northern Sami:
sihtat
— to want; to desire
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Sassarese:
vuré
— to want; to desire
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Spanish:
(a él) le gustaría
— to want; to desire
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Spanish:
(él) gustaría de
— to want; to desire
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Swedish:
skulle vilja ha
— to want; to desire
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Swedish:
skulle vilja
— to want; to desire
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Thai:
ต้องการ
(dtɔ̂ng-gaan)
— to want; to desire
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Ukrainian:
бажа́ти
(bažáty)
— to want; to desire
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Vietnamese:
muốn
— to want; to desire
