unwanted 
I just wanted to make a call. 
Tôi đã muốn gọi điện thoại. * 089 I just wanted to call a taxi. Tôi đã muốn gọi tắc xi. * 089 Actually I wanted to drive home. Tôi đã muốn đi về nhà. * 089 I thought you wanted to call your wife. Tôi đã nghĩ rằng, bạn đã muốn gọi điện thoại cho vợ của bạn. * 089 I thought you wanted to call information. Tôi đã nghĩ rằng, bạn đã muốn gọi điện thoại cho phòng chỉ dẫn. * 089 I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Tôi đã nghĩ rằng, bạn đã muốn đặt một cái bánh pizza. * 089 like: wanted → →
even if one wanted to ☊ dù có muốn ☊ as if one wanted to cry ☊ như muốn khóc ☊ 586
When I was a child, I wanted to be a doctor. ☊ Hồi tôi còn bé tôi muốn làm bác sĩ. ☊ 1901
She told me that she wants to go to South America next year. > She told me that she wanted to go to South America next year. ☊ Cô ấy bảo tôi rằng sang năm cô ấy muốn đi Nam Mĩ. > Cô ấy bảo tôi rằng sang năm cô ấy muốn đi Nam Mĩ. ☊ 1931
She wanted to know what I did in my spare time. ☊ Cô ấy muốn biết tôi làm gì lúc rảnh rỗi. ☊ 1934
She wanted to know if I could speak another language. ☊ Cô ấy muốn biết tôi có biết nói ngôn ngữ nào khác không. ☊ 2487
I wanted to see a woman. She was away on vacation. > The woman whom I wanted to see was away on vacation. ☊ Tôi muốn gặp một người phụ nữ. Cô ấy đã đi nghỉ nơi khác. > Người phụ nữ mà tôi muốn gặp đã đi nghỉ nơi khác. ☊ 2488
The woman I wanted to see was away on vacation. ☊ Người phụ nữ tôi muốn gặp đã đi nghỉ nơi khác. ☊ 2499
You wanted to visit a museum. It was closed when you got there. > The museum we were going to visit was closed when we got there. ☊ Bạn muốn tham quan một viện bảo tàng. Nó đóng cửa lúc bạn đến. > Viện bảo tàng chúng tôi định đến đã đóng cửa khi chúng tôi tới. ☊ 2515
The woman I wanted to see was away on business. ☊ Người phụ nữ tôi muốn gặp đang đi làm xa. ☊ 2916
I wanted to stay home, but my friends insisted on my coming. ☊ Tôi muốn ở nhà nhưng bạn tôi đã nài nỉ tôi đến. ☊ 2934
wanted to try it on before she bought it. ☊ Valentina đã thấy một chiếc áo váy đẹp trong cửa hàng bách hoá nhưng cô ấy muốn thử nó trước khi mua. ☊ She wanted to put her affairs in order before she died. ☊ affair ☊
She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair. ☊ affair ☊
My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted). ☊ answer ☊
She desperately wanted to win her father's approval. ☊ approval ☊
I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve. ☊ approve ☊
I felt awkward because they obviously wanted to be alone. ☊ awkward ☊
They wanted to win so badly. ☊ badly ☊
The prisoners were beaten into submission (= they were beaten until they did what was wanted). ☊ beat ☊
bid (against sb): We wanted to buy the chairs but another couple were bidding against us. ☊ bid ☊
It costs a bit more than I wanted to spend. ☊ bit ☊
She wanted to take a career break in order to have children. ☊ break ☊
He wanted to expand the export side of the business. ☊ business ☊
They wanted to move to a warmer climate. ☊ climate ☊
continue doing sth: She wanted to continue working until she was 60. ☊ continue ☊
cry for sb/sth: The baby was crying for (= because it wanted) its mother. ☊ cry ☊
decide (that)...: She decided (that) she wanted to live in France. ☊ decide ☊
They desperately wanted a child. ☊ desperately ☊
He wanted to be rich but it was an impossible dream. ☊ dream ☊
I knew quite early on that I wanted to marry her. ☊ early on ☊
He wanted to experiment more with different textures in his paintings. ☊ experiment ☊
He wanted to cook something extra special for dinner that night. ☊ extra ☊
find sb/sth: I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found. ☊ find ☊
force sb: He didn't force me—I wanted to go. ☊ force ☊
After I hung up I remembered what I'd wanted to say. ☊ hang up ☊
They wanted to give the boy a secure and loving home. ☊ home ☊
He had always wanted a real home with a wife and children. ☊ home ☊
I was so tired, I just wanted to be horizontal (= lying down). ☊ horizontal ☊
He wanted to take no risks, however small. ☊ however ☊
When they asked me if I wanted the job, I said yes. ☊ I ☊
just what...: It's just what I wanted! ☊ just ☊
I just knew that it was something I wanted to do. ☊ know ☊
let sb/sth: She wanted to lend me some money but I wouldn't let her. ☊ let ☊
She wanted one like mine (= like I have). ☊ mine ☊
It was what she wanted most of all. ☊ most ☊
I've always wanted to work in the movies. ☊ movie ☊
He must have known (= surely he knew) what she wanted. ☊ must ☊
The book you wanted is out on loan. ☊ out ☊
She wanted a famous artist to paint her picture (= a picture of herself). ☊ picture ☊
He had always wanted to play Othello. ☊ play ☊
A phone call to the manager produced the result she wanted. ☊ produce ☊
She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to. ☊ second ☊
serve sth: I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community. ☊ serve ☊
Bob told Jess he wanted to share his life with her. ☊ share ☊
The book I wanted was on the top shelf. ☊ shelf ☊
She wanted to show off her new husband at the party. ☊ show sb/sth off ☊
He seemed sincere enough when he said he wanted to help. ☊ sincere ☊
Oh, I'm sorry. Have I taken the one you wanted? ☊ I'm sorry ☊
His speech was tuned to what the audience wanted to hear. ☊ tune ☊
They asked me why I wanted the job and why I thought I was suitable—you know, the usual thing. ☊ usual ☊
They wanted the very best quality. ☊ very ☊
She's always wanted a large family. ☊ want ☊
Thanks for the present—it's just what I wanted. ☊ want ☊
The last thing I wanted was to upset you. ☊ want ☊
There are two points which I wanted to make. ☊ want ☊
I just wanted to know if everything was all right. ☊ want ☊
I saw the dress I wanted in the window. ☊ window ☊
write (about sth): I wanted to travel and then write about it. ☊ write ☊