From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishI just wanted to say/know etcI just wanted to say/know etcused to politely say something, ask about something etc I just wanted to check that the meeting is still on next week. → want
Examples from the Corpus
I just wanted to say/know etc• I asked them, and this is what they told me. I just wanted to know did you know any more.• The truth of it was, as miserable as things were, I just wanted to say I had been there.• In the ambulance, I just wanted to know the damage. 