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voulus

wanted, wished

→ vouloir
voul to want + us Past tense (je/tu) or masculine plural past participle
verb · plural masculine / 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, past tense Rare #46,543
wanted, wished A literary past-tense form, used mainly in writing.
FR: Je voulus lui parler, mais il était déjà parti.
EN: I wanted to talk to him, but he had already left.
Conjugation of vouloir
Past
vouluvoulus
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First voulus —
Second voulus —
Third voulut —

Inquiet, je voulus interroger le médecin.

Quietly, I wanted to question the doctor.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Je fus sur le point de rire, même je voulus rire à haute voix.

I was on the verge of laughing—in fact, I wanted to laugh out loud.

Je m'en voulus bien vite d'avoir cédé.

I soon regretted giving in.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Je les ai voulus.

I wanted them.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Mais c'est Noël et je voulus savoir.

But it's Christmas, and I wanted to know.

— Love Actually (2003)