what does someone want with something?

what does someone want with something?
what does someone want with something? phrase
used for saying that you cannot understand why someone wants the thing mentioned

What do you want with that old tyre?

Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym
Main entry: want

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • want — want1 [ want ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to feel that you would like to have, keep, or do something: Do you still want these old letters? want something for something: What do you want for your birthday? want to do something: Liz wants to see the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • want — I UK [wɒnt] / US [wɑnt] verb [transitive] Word forms want : present tense I/you/we/they want he/she/it wants present participle wanting past tense wanted past participle wanted *** Metaphor: Wanting something is like being hungry or thirsty, and… …   English dictionary

  • what — [ wat, hwat ] function word *** What can be used in the following ways: as a question pronoun (introducing a direct or indirect question): What do you want? Tell me what happened. as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is subject …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • W.E.B. Du Bois: What African Americans Want (1903) — ▪ Primary Source       Although they came to represent divergent perspectives on civil rights, Booker T. Washington (Washington, Booker T) and W.E.B. Du Bois were the two leading African American spokesmen at the turn of the twentieth century.… …   Universalium

  • what */*/*/ — UK [wɒt] / US [wɑt] / US [hwɑt] adverb, determiner, interjection, predeterminer, pronoun Summary: What can be used in the following ways: as a question pronoun (introducing a direct or indirect question): What do you want? ♦ Tell me what happened …   English dictionary

  • want — [[t]wɒ̱nt[/t]] ♦ wants, wanting, wanted 1) VERB: no cont, no passive If you want something, you feel a desire or a need for it. [V n] I want a drink... [V n] Ian knows exactly what he wants in life and i …   English dictionary

  • what — W1S1 [wɔt US wa:t, wʌt] pron, determiner, predeterminer [: Old English; Origin: hwAt] 1.) used to ask for information or for someone s opinion ▪ What are you doing? ▪ What subjects did you enjoy most? ▪ What colour is the new carpet? ▪ What s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • do with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms do with : present tense I/you/we/they do with he/she/it does with present participle doing with past tense did with past participle done with 1) a) have (something/anything) to do with be… …   English dictionary

  • with — W1S1 [wıð, wıθ] prep [: Old English; Origin: against, from, with ] 1.) used to say that two or more people or things are together in the same place ▪ I saw Bob in town with his girlfriend. ▪ Put this bag with the others. ▪ I always wear these… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • what — 1 predeterminer, determiner, pronoun 1 used when asking questions about a thing or person, or a kind of thing or person that you do not know anything about: What are you doing? | What colour is the new carpet? | “What do you do?” “I m a teacher.” …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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