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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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   want: [noun] deficiency, lack. grave and extreme poverty that deprives one of the necessities of life.

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

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   want: 1 n the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable “for want of a nail the shoe was lost” Synonyms: deficiency , lack Types: show 9 types... hide 9 types... absence the state of being absent dearth , famine , shortage an acute insufficiency deficit a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning mineral ...

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

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   18 meanings: 1. to feel a need or longing for 2. to wish, need, or desire (something or to do something) 3. to be lacking or.... Click for more definitions.

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

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   Define want. want synonyms, want pronunciation, want translation, English dictionary definition of want. to desire greatly; need; lack: I really want a new car. Not to be confused with: wont – accustomed to; apt or likely: ...

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishwant verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   3 [transitive, usually passive] want somebody (+ adv./prep.) to need someone to be present in the place or for the purpose mentioned She is wanted immediately in the principal's office. Excuse me, you're wanted on the phone. see wanted should; 4 [transitive] want to do something (informal) used to give advice to someone, meaning “should” If possible, you want to avoid alcohol.

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

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.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwant verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    Grammar Point want / like / love / hate / think want / like / love / hate / think. These verbs belong to a group known as stative verbs because they describe a state rather than an action (although think can describe either an action or a state). Stative verbs are not usually used in the progressive tenses. However, it is becoming more common for some stative verbs to be used with progressive ...