want to know
English
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)
- (idiomatic) To ask (used as a dialogue marker or introductory statement).
- 1970, John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival), "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
- I want to know, have you ever seen the rain / Comin' down on a sunny day?
- 1988, Tamora Pierce, Lioness Rampant,, page 114:
- "What do you see?" Thayet wanted to know.
- 1970, John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival), "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
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