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   Want

   /wänt/

   

   verb

   • 1. have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for: "I want an apple" Similar desirewish forhope forfancyhave a fancy fortake a fancy tohave an inclination forcare forlikeset one's heart onlong foryearn forpine forsigh forcravehanker afterhunger forthirst forlust aftercry out forbe desperate foritch forcovetneedbe bent oninformal:have a yen forbe dying for
   • ▪ wish to consult or speak to (someone): "Tony wants me in the studio"
   • ▪ (of the police) desire to question or apprehend (a suspected criminal): "he is wanted by the police in connection with an arms theft"
   • ▪ desire (someone) sexually: "I've wanted you since the first moment I saw you"
   • ▪ desire to be in or out of a particular place or situation: informal North American "if anyone wants out, there's the door"
   • 2. ought, should, or need to do something: informal "you don't want to believe everything you hear" Similar shouldoughtneedmust
   • ▪ (of a thing) require to be attended to in a specified way: British "the wheel wants greasing" Similar needbe/stand in need ofrequiredemandcry out for
   • 3. lack or be short of something desirable or essential: literary "you shall want for nothing while you are with me"
   • ▪ (chiefly used in expressions of time) be short of or lack (a specified amount or thing): archaic "it wanted twenty minutes to midnight"

   noun

   • 1. a lack or deficiency of something: "Victorian houses which are in want of repair" Similar lackabsencenonexistenceunavailabilitydearthdeficiencyinadequacyinsufficiencypaucityshortageshortfallshortnessscarcityscarcenessscantinessundersupplydeficitrare:exiguityOpposite abundancepresence
   • ▪ the state of being poor and in need of essentials; poverty: "freedom from want" Similar needneedinessausterityprivationdeprivationpovertyimpoverishmentimpecuniousnessimpecuniositypennilessnesspauperismpenurydestitutionfaminedroughtindigenceOpposite wealthplenty
   • 2. a desire for something: "the expression of our wants and desires" Similar wishdesiredemandlongingyearningfancycravinghankeringneedrequirementnecessityessentialrequisiteinformal:yen

   Word Origin Middle English: the noun from Old Norse vant, neuter of vanr ‘lacking’; the verb from Old Norse vanta‘be lacking’. The original notion of ‘lack’ was early extended to ‘need’ and from this developed the sense ‘desire’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wanter noun

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   noun. something wanted or needed; necessity: My wants are few. something desired, demanded, or required: a person of childish, capricious wants. absence or deficiency of something desirable or requisite; lack: plants dying for want of rain. the state of being without something desired or needed; need: to be in want of an assistant.

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   Want definition, to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new. See more.

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   to be lacking or absent, as a part or thing necessary to completeness: All that wants is his signature. Dialect Terms want in or out, [ Chiefly Midland.] to desire to enter or leave: The cat wants in.

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   What does the verb want mean? There are 48 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb want, 17 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. want has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. palaeography (late 1600s) publishing and the book trade (late 1600s) See meaning & use.

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   phrases: want in, want out. features: Word Combinations ( noun ), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns. Word Explorer. See. mind. The meaning of want. Definition of want. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › want_2want noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   noun. /wɑnt/ , /wɔnt/ (formal) something you need. [countable, usually plural] something that you need or want She spent her life pandering to the wants of her children. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. lack.

8. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishwant - Definition in English - bab.la

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   (with object) have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for I want an apple (with infinitive) we want to go to the beach (with object and infinitive) she wanted me to leave (no object) I'll give you a lift into town if you want wish to speak to (someone) Tony wants me in the studio be wanted (of a suspected criminal) be sought by the ...