单词 | to want away |
释义 | > as lemmasto want away 13. intransitive. colloquial (originally regional, esp. Scottish and U.S.). With adverb and ellipsis of the infinitive, as to want away, to want home, to want off, etc. To wish to go to or from a particular place; to wish to be in or out of a particular situation.Recorded earliest in to want in at Phrases 5a; see also to want out at Phrases 5b. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > desire for specific things > [verb (intransitive)] > desire to go to want away1836 to want out1838 1836 J. D. Davidson Diary 29 Oct. in Jrnl. Southern Hist. (1935) I. 354 He still called out in a plaintive, infant tone, ‘I want in’—‘I want in’. 1845 Sunday School Teachers' Mag. June 259 Jeanie Thomson's jaggit me with a pin, and I want home to my mother. 1855 Boy in Swellings of Jordan 16 He was suffering acutely, and his impatience to depart had become very great. ‘I want away,’ he said; and again he repeated the words, ‘I want away.’ 1885 G. Gow Little Adventurer viii. 61 It was the way boys did when they wanted across seas. 1893 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 19 Sept. An old gentleman who was drawn to serve on the grand jury..wanted off. 1897 S. R. Crockett Lads' Love xxiii. 236 It was cold and he wanted back to the inn fire-side. 1903 McClure's Mag. Dec. 219/1 I tole the conductor I wanted off right away at the corner already. 1945 Washington Post 28 Dec. 12/1 Frank Filchock..wants away from the Redskins and this year it could happen. 1974 Flying Nov. 106/2 I want down. What the hell do I want to learn to fly for anyway? 1979 New Pittsburgh Courier 4 Aug. (Entertainer section) 4/3 There are the two good ole boys from Atlanta who want in on the bust out. 2000 J. J. Connolly Layer Cake (2004) 222 We did do a bit of junior time together but I always wanted away. < as lemmas |
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