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want to know

idiom
Meaning

To ask (used as a dialogue marker or introductory statement).


Examples
SIMPLE

I want to know what time the movie starts.

CONTEXTUAL

I want to know if you are still coming to the party tonight or if you have other plans.

COMPLEX

I want to know whether the committee intends to approve the proposal, as the current uncertainty is causing significant delays for the entire department.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as you know

    as it is already known.

  2. 02

    fuck if I know

    I have no idea whatsoever

  3. 03

    hell if I know

    Synonym of I don't know.

  4. 04

    I don't know about that

    I am not sure that I agree; expressing doubt or skepticism.

  5. 05

    I hardly know her

    A joking retort that draws attention to the possibility of sexual innuendo when a word ends with a schwar.

  6. 06

    it takes one to know one

    Expressing the same underlying character-judgment themes as pot calling the kettle black or set a thief to catch a thief.

  7. 07

    know beans about

    To know nothing, or almost nothing, about.

  8. 08

    know every trick in the book

    To know all there is to be known about a certain discipline.

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