querer — meaning in English

English meaning

• itch noun An uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• want verb To wish for or desire something.

Senses

querer is used for these senses in English:

• feel like To have a desire for something, or to do something.
• itch (intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.
• 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.

itch — full definition

1. noun An uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
2. noun A strong, restless desire to do something.
3. verb To feel a need to scratch, or to feel a persistent urge to do something.

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").

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