want
Pronunciation: /ʋɑnt/
“want” is a Dutch word. Its 6 meanings in English:
conjunction
- for, because, as
noun
- a mitten, type of glove in which four fingers get only one section, besides the thumb
- a coarse type of woolen fabric; anything made from it
- the rigging, ropes supporting masts and sails aboard a ship. shroud, sideways support for a mast
- various types of nets and snares for fishing, hunting or farming
- horse tackle
Etymology
From Middle Dutch want, from Old Dutch wanda, from Proto-Germanic *hwandê. Cognate with Old High German wanta, Middle High German wante.
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