要 — meaning in English

English meaning

• fancy verb British informal: to want or feel attracted to something or someone.
• hanker verb To crave, want or desire.
• want verb To wish for or desire something.
• woolen adj Made of wool.
• woolly adj Made of wool, or having a soft, thick texture like wool.
• would verb Used to describe what someone was going to do, from the point of view of the past.

Senses

要 is used for these senses in English:

• fancy (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
• hanker To crave, want or desire.
• want (intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
• woolen Made of wool.
• would Used interrogatively to express a polite request; are (you) willing to …? [from 15th c.]

fancy — full definition

1. verb British informal: to want or feel attracted to something or someone.
2. adjective Elaborate, decorative, or of a superior grade.
3. noun A sudden liking, whim, or the imagination itself.

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