[Grammar] I want going there

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wotcha

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Can I say "I want going there"?
 
No.

Say "I want to go there."
 
In BrE, you can say The window wants/needs cleaning, instead of to be cleaned, where want has the old meaning of need, a meaning that is not very common today.
 
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