willen — meaning in English

English meaning

• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• want verb To wish for or desire something.
• will verb A modal verb used to talk about the future, often with a sense of intention or certainty.
• wish noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.

Senses

willen is used for these senses in English:

• mean (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
• want (intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
• wish (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
• would like Used to politely express a want or desire [with infinitive].

mean — full definition

1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

want — full definition

1. verb To wish for or desire something.
2. verb To need or require something.
3. noun A desire or wish.
4. noun A lack or shortage of something needed.

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