What does querer mean in Spanish?

The Spanish word

Te quiero.
I love you.

¿Qué quieres?
What do you want? | What is it that you want?

Ya no te quiero.
I don't love you anymore.

Yo no quería que pasase esto.
I didn't want this to happen.

Una vez quise ser astrofísico.
I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.

¿Querías hablarme de libertad?
You wanted to tell me about freedom?

No quiero esperar tanto tiempo.
I don't want to wait that long. | I don't want to wait so long.

Cuando crezca, quiero ser un rey.
When I grow up, I want to be a king.

Eso es porque no quieres estar solo.
It's because you don't want to be alone.

Todos quieren conocerte. ¡Eres famoso!
Everyone wants to meet you. You're famous!

"¿Por qué no vas?" "Porque no quiero.".
"Why aren't you going?" "Because I don't want to.".

¡¡No quiero ser patético, quiero ser guay!!
I don't want to be lame; I want to be cool!!

Quiero un barco que me lleve lejos de aquí.
I want a boat that will take me far away from here. | I want a boat that'll take me far away from here.

Yo sólo quería revisar mis correos electrónicos.
I just wanted to check my email.

No quiero pasarme el resto de mi vida arrepintiéndome de ello.
I don't want to spend the rest of my life regretting it.

Mejor ser odiado por lo que eres que querido por lo que no eres.
Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.

No quiero perder mis ideas, aunque algunas de ellas sean un poco extremas.
I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.

Si yo quisiera asustarte, te contaría qué fue lo que soñé hace un par de semanas.
If I wanted to scare you, I would tell you what I dreamt about a few weeks ago.

Supongo que detrás de cada cosa que tenemos que hacer, hay algo que queremos hacer...
I suppose that behind each thing we have to do, there's something we want to do...

	The Spanish word
	querer
	means
	to want, love

	Examples:
	Te quiero. I love you.
	¿Qué quieres? What do you want? \| What is it that you want?
	Ya no te quiero. I don't love you anymore.
	Yo no quería que pasase esto. I didn't want this to happen.
	Una vez quise ser astrofísico. I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.
	¿Querías hablarme de libertad? You wanted to tell me about freedom?
	No quiero esperar tanto tiempo. I don't want to wait that long. \| I don't want to wait so long.
	Cuando crezca, quiero ser un rey. When I grow up, I want to be a king.
	Eso es porque no quieres estar solo. It's because you don't want to be alone.
	Todos quieren conocerte. ¡Eres famoso! Everyone wants to meet you. You're famous!
	"¿Por qué no vas?" "Porque no quiero.". "Why aren't you going?" "Because I don't want to.".
	¡¡No quiero ser patético, quiero ser guay!! I don't want to be lame; I want to be cool!!
	Quiero un barco que me lleve lejos de aquí. I want a boat that will take me far away from here. \| I want a boat that'll take me far away from here.
	Yo sólo quería revisar mis correos electrónicos. I just wanted to check my email.
	No quiero pasarme el resto de mi vida arrepintiéndome de ello. I don't want to spend the rest of my life regretting it.
	Mejor ser odiado por lo que eres que querido por lo que no eres. Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.
	No quiero perder mis ideas, aunque algunas de ellas sean un poco extremas. I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.
	Si yo quisiera asustarte, te contaría qué fue lo que soñé hace un par de semanas. If I wanted to scare you, I would tell you what I dreamt about a few weeks ago.
	Supongo que detrás de cada cosa que tenemos que hacer, hay algo que queremos hacer... I suppose that behind each thing we have to do, there's something we want to do...

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org