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to wan

to wan

417 8.6
To become pale and look sick or weak
  • verb
  • /wɑn/
  • Archaic
translation icon : palidecer
  • Wanna come up here on the bed and watch TV with me?

Examples

  • Wanna get something to eat?

  • Wanna guess who it is?

  • Wanna go for a walk.

  • Wanna put that down there?

  • SHARON: Wanna go to Waffle House first?

  • Wanna go to a party at my friend Aaron's house?

    Fiction book (2000)
  • - Wanna come inside?

  • "Wanna dance, cousin?" She had seen Miguel Chico and Gabriel disappear into the recesses of Alicia's house.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Tully covered the top of a dice cup, gave it a rattle, and with elaborate indifference said, "Wanna roll for a beer?" While they drank, she asked if he was still going out with the Smalley girl.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • After he heard the bad news, his face began to wan, revealing his shock and sadness.

Synonyms

to turn pale
vsto wan
3 3.2

Become very white in the face when you feel shocked, afraid, or sick

is paler with a weak, sickly or tired quality rather than only pale
to look peakish
vsto wan
  • UK
9.0

Appear a little unwell and pale

becomes pale and sickly in reality rather than only seeming unwell
blanched
vsto wan
6.8

Pale in the face because of fear, shock, or illness

is a paler, sickly change from illness, fear, or exhaustion rather than sudden shock

Antonyms

80 3.4

To become red because of heat or strong feeling

Compounds

A pale, weak look on a person's face that shows illness or feeling tired

How Pale

cadaverous
1 9.1
waxen
  • Archaic
1 7.7
ashen
5 5.1
to wan
  • Archaic
417 8.6
pale
291 1.0
healthy
695 1.0

Surface Forms

wan infinitive
waned past
waned past participle
waning present participle
wans third person singular

Etymology

The verb wan comes from the same old English wann, meaning 'to grow pale', so to wan is to become pale or lose colour from fear, illness, or tiredness.