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How to pronounce want in English

Want
/wɑnt/

Examples from movies with Want

Good for you, sir. That's the spirit. See, he doesn't really want to hurt anybody.
Superman - Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
If you want me to be, then you have to make sense.
La La Land - I'm Not Good Enough
- They're gonna call... - If you want me to be quiet, you have to
La La Land - I'm Not Good Enough
You didn't want to when she was awake.
The Big Sick - You Can Go Now
Why am I pretending? I want to see you again, and not just to be friends...
Yours, Mine and Ours - Monkey in the Middle
- I want to see you again too, Frank. - Do you know something else?
Yours, Mine and Ours - Monkey in the Middle
But if they want war, men, if they want war, let it begin here!
The Russians Are Coming! - The Militia
If you want to keep all that money, give it to your wife.
The Shawshank Redemption - Tax Advice Scene
- What? - Fill it in. I don't want some dirty great big hole in my backyard.
Jasper Jones - Just Digging Deeper
If you didn't want a hole, then why did you ask for it?
Jasper Jones - Just Digging Deeper
Now, I'm heading out, and I want this filled in by the time I get back,
Jasper Jones - Just Digging Deeper
She thought l'd want to know what my father looked like.
What a Girl Wants - I'm Your Daughter
Suppose we get down to the truth. You want something from me
Gone with the Wind - Abasing Herself
and you want it badly enough to put on quite a show in your velvets.
Gone with the Wind - Abasing Herself

Audio pronunciation of Want

American pronunciation

Want pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
Want pronounced by Joanna (female)
Want pronounced by Kendra (female)
Want pronounced by Kimberly (female)
Want pronounced by Salli (female)
Want pronounced by Joey (male)
Want pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
Want pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

Want pronounced by Amy (female)
Want pronounced by Emma (female)
Want pronounced by Brian (male)