What does want-to mean?
Want-to means (informal) Intention, desire..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) Intention, desire..
“This is not your ordinary disaster,” said Joe Pelle, the sheriff of Boulder County, where two of the deaths were reported, when he was asked about rescue efforts. “All the preparation in the world, all the want-to in the world, can’t put people up those canyons while debris and walls of water are coming down.”
Use want-to when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Want-to means (informal) Intention, desire..
Common synonyms include wanna.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“This is not your ordinary disaster,” said Joe Pelle, the sheriff of Boulder County, where two of the deaths were reported, when he was asked about rescue efforts. “All the preparation in the world, all the want-to in the world, can’t put people up those canyons while debris and walls of water are coming down.”
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