vouloir

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to want, wish, desire
  • (reflexive) to see oneself as; to give the impression of, to seem

Etymology

Inherited from Old French voloir inherited from Latin *volēre, volō, velle, volo inherited from Proto-Italic *welō derived from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (choose, wish, want, desire).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*welh₁-

Gloss

choose, wish, want, desire

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

欲

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