volō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- choose verb To pick one option from among two or more possibilities.
- desire verb To want something strongly.
- fly noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
- intend verb To have a plan or purpose in mind to do something.
- mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
- volunteer noun Someone who offers to do a task, often unpaid, without being forced to.
- want verb To wish for or desire something.
- wish noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.
Senses
volō is used for these senses in English:
- choose To prefer; to wish; to desire.
- desire To want emotionally or sexually.
- fly (transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
- intend (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- 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.
choose — full definition
- verb To pick one option from among two or more possibilities.
- verb To decide or prefer to act in a particular way.
desire — full definition
- verb To want something strongly.
- noun A strong feeling of wanting something.