want
v.v. to feel that you would like to have or do something. You use this when you have a desire for an object or an action.
v. to desire or wish for something; to feel a need or a longing for a specific object, person, or outcome.
I want a glass of water.
Most people want to find a job that is both interesting and well-paid.
While many citizens want immediate tax reform, economists argue that such drastic changes could destabilize the national market in the short term.
From Middle English wanten (“to lack, to need”), from Old Norse vanta (“to lack”), from Proto-Germanic wanatōną (“to be wanting, lack”), from wanô (“lack, deficiency”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty”). Cognate with Middle High German wan (“not full, empty”), Middle Dutch wan (“empty, poor”), Old English wana (“want, lack, absence, deficiency”), Latin vanus (“empty”). See wan, wan-.
From Middle English wont (“mole”), from Old English wand, wond, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz.
The verb is transitive and typically takes a noun phrase or a 'to-infinitive' as its object.
I want that you stayI want you to stayThe verb 'want' cannot be followed by a 'that' clause; it requires an object followed by a 'to-infinitive'.