wollen

Meaning

Adj

wool; woolen, woollen

Verb

1. (intransitive,preterite-present,transitive) to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
2. (preterite-present) to claim something
3. (intransitive,preterite-present) to want
4. (auxiliary,preterite-present) to want
5. (auxiliary,preterite-present) to intend, to mean

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɔlən/

Etymology

From Middle High German wullīn, wüllīn, from Old High German wullīn, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woolen”), equivalent to Wolle + -en.

Sentences

Wir wollen nur , dass sie akzeptieren , dass man auch anderer Meinung sein kann .

We just want them to accept that we may not all think the same way.

Doppelregelungen wird niemand wollen .

Nobody will want double regulation.

Wir wollen Verfolgte beherbergen .

We want to give shelter to the persecuted.

Zudem hatte dieser einige Zeit zuvor bekannt gegeben , mit einer Punkband musizieren zu wollen .

In addition, he had announced some time earlier that he wanted to play with a punk band.