waahn

English Definition

to want, to desire

Etymology

• (Derived from English want.)

Examples

• "Evribadi av di rait fi get wok, fi chuuz friili di taip a wok dem waahn, fi av gud an fier workin kandishanz an protekshan fram tingz we wi kaaz dem fi no av no wok."

  Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.

Where you'd hear it

These tags describe the situations or styles of speech where this word commonly appears — for example at church, in everyday chat, or in dancehall lyrics.

• Religious Heard in church, Bible reading, prayer, or spiritual gatherings.
• Formal Careful, written-style speech — less slang, more like a sermon or official text.