avoir envie

to feel like; to want

→ avoir

phrase Very common #1,047

to feel like; to want Usually followed by de before an infinitive: avoir envie de faire quelque chose means “to feel like doing something.” It can also be followed by a noun, as in avoir envie de pizza (“to feel like pizza”).

FR: Il semble avoir envie de manger une pizza.

EN: He seems to feel like eating a pizza.