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   want

   /wɒnt/

   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 speak to (someone): "Tony wants me in the studio"
   • ▪ (of a suspected criminal) be sought by the police for questioning: "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. 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 something desirable or essential: literary "you shall want for nothing while you are with me"
   • ▪ (chiefly used in expressions of time) lack or be short of (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 lackabsencenon-existenceunavailabilitydearthdeficiencyinadequacyinsufficiencypaucityshortageshortfallshortnessscarcityscarcenessscantinessundersupplydeficitrare: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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wantWant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of WANT is to be needy or destitute. How to use want in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Want.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › wantWANT Synonyms: 252 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for WANT: crave, desire, enjoy, like, prefer, wish (for), love, covet; Antonyms of WANT: hate, despise, loathe, refuse, detest, abhor, reject, decline.

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   Want definition: to feel a need or a desire for; wish for. See examples of WANT used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WANT definition: 1. to wish for a particular thing or plan of action. "Want" is not used in polite requests: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   noun. a specific feeling of desire. synonyms: wish, wishing. see more. verb. be without, lack; be deficient in. “ want courtesy”. “ want the strength to go on living”. “flood victims wanting food and shelter”.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. verb [no cont, no passive] A1. If you want something, you feel a desire or a need for it. I want a drink. [VERB noun] Ian knows exactly what he wants in life. [VERB noun] People wanted to know who this talented designer was. [VERB to-infinitive] They began to want their father to be the same as other daddies. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › wantWant - definition of want by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. The condition or quality of lacking something usual or necessary: stayed home for want of anything better to do. 2. Pressing need; destitution: lives in want.

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   to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new. to wish, need, crave, demand, or desire (often followed by an infinitive): I want to see you. She wants to be notified.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishWANT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    WANT definition: 1. to hope to have or do something, or to wish for something: 2. to need something: 3. used to…. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › wantwant | meaning of want in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    want meaning, definition, what is want: to have a desire for something: Learn more.