YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT

Meaning of YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT in English

one must make a distinction between what one desires and what one already has

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GET
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHAT — I. (|)(h)wä]t, (|)(h)wə] also (|)(h)wȯ]; usu ]d.+V pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WANT — I. ˈwänt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wont, wonte, from Old English wand, wond; probably akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GET
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALWAYS — ˈȯlwēz, ˈȯu̇w-, -wə̇z, -(ˌ)wāz, before some consonants sometimes -_wə̇s adverb Etymology: Middle English alweyes, alwayes, alteration (influenced by -es -s) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WANT — (v. t.) To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want …
Английский словарь Webster
ALWAYS — (adv.) At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same.
Английский словарь Webster
WANT — ( v. t. ) To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALWAYS — ( adv. ) At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHAT — /hwut, hwot, wut, wot/ ; unstressed /hweuht, weuht/ , pron. 1. (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WANT — — wanter , n. — wantless , adj. — wantlessness , n. /wont, wawnt/ , v.t. 1. to feel a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GET
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALWAYS — /awl"wayz, -weez/ , adv. 1. every time; on every occasion; without exception: He always works on Saturday. 2. all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHAT — I. ˈhwät, ˈhwət, ˈwät, ˈwət pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WANT — I. ˈwȯnt also ˈwänt & ˈwənt verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse vanta; akin to Old English wan deficient …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GET — I. ˈget, ÷ˈgit verb ( got ˈgät ; got or got·ten ˈgä-t ə n ; get·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALWAYS — ˈȯ- adverb Etymology: Middle English alwayes, from alwey Date: 14th century 1. : at all times : invariably 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHAT — noun something; thing; stuff. 2. what (·pron, ·adj, ·adv) as a relative pronoun. 3. what (interrogative ·adv) why? for what …
Webster English vocab
WANT — vi to be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack. 2. want ·vi a depression in coal …
Webster English vocab
ALWAYS — adv at all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, god is always the same. 2. always ·adv constancy …
Webster English vocab
WHAT — [what] pron [ME, fr. OE hwaet, neut. of hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1)--used as an interrogative …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALWAYS — always BrE AmE ˈɔː l weɪz § \ ˈɒl-, -wɪz, -wəz ˈɑː l -
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — / wɒt; NAmE wɑːt; wʌt/ pronoun , determiner 1. used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WANT — / wɒnt; NAmE wɑːnt; wɔːnt/ verb , noun ■ verb (not usually used in the progressive tenses) WISH 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GET — / get; NAmE / verb ( getting , got , got / gɒt; NAmE gɑːt/) HELP NOTE : In spoken …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALWAYS — / ˈɔːlweɪz; NAmE / adverb 1. at all times; on every occasion : There's always somebody at home in the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — what S1 W1 /wɒt $ wɑːt, wʌt/ BrE AmE pronoun , determiner , predeterminer [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WANT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GET
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALWAYS — al ‧ ways S1 W1 /ˈɔːlwəz, ˈɔːlwɪz, -weɪz $ ˈɒːl-/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WANT — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin.) desire; wish for possession of; need (wants …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALWAYS — adv. 1 at all times; on all occasions (they are always late). 2 whatever the circumstances (I can always sleep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WANT — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin.) desire; wish for possession of; need (wants …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GET — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALWAYS — adv. 1 at all times; on all occasions (they are always late). 2 whatever the circumstances (I can always sleep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1. asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Oxford English vocab
WANT — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. a (often foll. by to + infin.) desire; wish for possession of; need (wants …
Oxford English vocab
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1. tr. come into …
Oxford English vocab
CAN — 1. v.aux. (3rd sing. present can; past could) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only in …
Oxford English vocab
ALWAYS — adv.1 at all times; on all occasions (they are always late). 2 whatever the circumstances (I can always sleep on …
Oxford English vocab
GET — I. CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING /get/ ( gets, getting, got, or gotten) Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAN — I. MODAL USES /kən, STRONG kæn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — Usually pronounced /(h)wɒt/ for meanings 2, 4 and 5. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WANT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALWAYS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you always do something, you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ in questions when …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ALWAYS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ do something, you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WANT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as long as...want ▪ You can stay for as long as you want . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALWAYS — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES could always ▪ You could always try phoning her at the office. it’s just what …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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