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wanna in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
English
Etymology 1
Written form of a reduction of "want a"
Verb
wanna
Eye dialect spelling of want a.
I wanna puppy!
Etymology 2
Written form of a reduction of "want to"
Verb
wanna
Eye dialect spelling of want to.
I wanna go home!
eye dialect (countable and uncountable; plural eye dialects)
(uncountable) The deliberate use of nonstandard spellings to indicate pronunciations seen as nonstandard, dialectal, or reflective of a lack of education.
(countable) A set of such nonstandard spellings, collectively used to reflect a certain form of speech.
Usage notes
The term eye dialect may have a negative connotation; pronunciation spelling or respelling may be considered more neutral.
柯林斯高級英語學習詞典第5版
wanna
Wanna is used in written English to represent the words `want to' when they are pronounced informally.
牛津高階英語詞典
wanna
(informal, non-standard) the written form of the word some people use to mean 'want to' or 'want a', which is not considered to be correct: I wanna go. ◆ Wanna drink? (= Do you want ...)
Help Note: You should not write this form, unless you are copying somebody's speech.
劍橋高級學習詞典
wanna
short form NOT STANDARD
'want to' or 'want a':
[+ infinitive without to] D'you wanna go now?
I wanna hamburger, Mom.
朗文當代英語詞典
wanna
a short form of 'want to' or 'want a', used in writing to show how people sound when they speak
美國傳統詞典
wanna
NONEInformal
1. Contraction of want to:
You wanna go now?
2. Contraction of want a:
You wanna slice of pie?
麥克米蘭英語詞典 - American
wanna
short form INFORMAL
a way of writing want to that shows how it sounds in informal conversation
牛津高階英漢雙解詞典
wanna
contracted form 縮約式 (infml 口 esp US)
want to 想要(做): I wanna hold your hand. 我想握住你的手.
want a 想要(個): You wanna cigarette?你想要支香煙嗎?
American Heritage Dictionary Online
wanna
Informal
1. Contraction of want to: You wanna go now?
2. Contraction of want a: You wanna slice of pie? |
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