want

望む、したいと思う

自分が楽しい、うれしいと感じそうなことをしたいと思う。

やさしい英語で： You would like to do something because you think it would make you happy.

• I want to sleep.
• She wanted to see the sea.
• Do you want to play outside?

使い方： want to + verb (I want to learn French.)

類義語： would like, wish

よく使う表現： want to leave, want to learn, want to stay

欲しがる、望む

手に入れるとうれしいと思うものを欲しがる。

やさしい英語で： You would like to have something because you think it would make you happy.

• I want some water.
• He wanted a bigger room.
• Do you want this sandwich?

使い方： want + noun (She wants a new bike.)

類義語： would like, desire

よく使う表現： want a drink, want something, want more money

望む

他の人に何かをしてほしいと思う。

やさしい英語で： You would like another person to do something.

• I want you to stay.
• She wanted him to call her.
• Do they want us to bring food?

使い方： want someone to + verb (I want you to listen.)

類義語： would like

よく使う表現： want someone to, want me to, want you to

望む

ある出来事が起きたり、状況が望む形になったりしてほしいと思う。

やさしい英語で： You would like an event or situation to happen or be a certain way.

• I want the rain to stop.
• They wanted everything to be perfect.
• Do you want this to happen again?

使い方： want something to + verb (We want the meeting to end soon.)

類義語： would like, wish for

よく使う表現： want something to, want it to, want everything to

したほうがいい、するとよい

相手に、何かをしたほうがよいと穏やかに勧めるときに使う。

やさしい英語で： Used to gently suggest that someone should do something.

• You might want to sit down.
• She said I might want to leave early.
• You may want to read the instructions first.

使い方： might want to + verb (You might want to take an umbrella.); may want to + verb (You may want to check the address first.)

よく使う表現： might want to, may want to, want to check

したくなる

自分の意思とは関係なく、体の働きで何かをしたくなる。

やさしい英語で： You feel a strong physical need to do something, even if you do not choose it.

• I want to sneeze.
• The strong smell made her want to be sick.
• I wanted to laugh, but I held it in.

使い方： want to + verb (That smell makes me want to vomit.)

類義語： feel like

よく使う表現： want to vomit, want to sneeze, want to cry

欲しいもの、欲求

必要でなくても、人が手に入れたいと思うもの。

やさしい英語で： Something a person would like to have, even if they do not need it.

• Food is a need; a television is a want.
• Her wants were simple: books and a quiet room.
• The survey asks about customers’ needs and wants.

類義語： wish, desire

よく使う表現： wants and needs, personal want, satisfy a want

不足、欠如

必要なものがない、または足りない状態。

やさしい英語で： A situation in which something necessary is missing or there is too little of it.

• The plants died for want of water.
• We cancelled the trip for want of money.
• The plan failed through want of proper care.

使い方： for want of something (The project stopped for want of money.); in want of something (The village is in want of clean water.)

類義語： lack, shortage, absence

反対語： abundance

よく使う表現： for want of, want of money, in want of, want of caution