Definitions for WANT
wɒnt, wɔntwant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. privation, want, deprivation, needinessnoun

   a state of extreme poverty

2. lack, deficiency, wantnoun

   the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

   "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

3. need, wantnoun

   anything that is necessary but lacking

   "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"

4. wish, wishing, wantverb

   a specific feeling of desire

   "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"

5. desire, wantverb

   feel or have a desire for; want strongly

   "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

6. want, need, requireverb

   have need of

   "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

7. wantverb

   hunt or look for; want for a particular reason

   "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"

8. wantverb

   wish or demand the presence of

   "I want you here at noon!"

9. wantverb

   be without, lack; be deficient in

   "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. wantnoun

   A desire, wish, longing.

2. wantnoun

   Lack, absence.

3. wantnoun

   Poverty.

4. wantverb

   To wish for or to desire (something).

5. wantverb

   To be lacking, not to exist.

   There was something wanting in the play.

6. wantverb

   To lack, not to have (something).

7. wantverb

   To be in need of; to require (something).

   That chair wants fixing.

8. Wantnoun

   A personification of want.

9. wantcontraction

   was not

10. Etymology: Misspelt possibly by pronunciatory disanalogy with wonder–wander — whose first syllables are pronounced, respectively, and — the latter being closer to the pronunciation of won't:.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wantnoun

   1. Need.

   It infers the good
   By thee communicated, and our want. John Milton.

   Parents should distinguish between the wants of fancy, and those of nature. John Locke.

   2. Deficiency.

   This proceeded not from any want of knowledge, but of judgment. Dryden.

   One objection to Civita Vecchia, is, that the air is not wholesome: this proceeds from want of inhabitants. Addison.

   The blood flows through the vessels, by the excess of the force of the heart above the incumbent pressure, which in fat people is excessive; and as want of a due quantity of motion of the fluids increaseth fat, the disease is the cause of itself. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   3. The state of not having.

   You shall have no reason to complain of me, for want of a generous disdain of this world. Alexander Pope.

   4. Poverty; penury; indigence.

   Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches, as to conceive how others can be in want. Jonathan Swift.

   5. [ wand , Saxon.]A mole.

2. To Wantverb

   Etymology: wana , Saxon.

   1. To be without something fit or necessary.

   Want no money, Sir John; you shall want none. William Shakespeare.

   A man to whom God hath given riches, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof. Eccl. vi. 2.

   2. To be defective in something.

   Smells do most of them want names. John Locke.

   Nor can this be,
   But by fulfilling that which thou didst want,
   Obedience to the law. John Milton.

   3. To fall short of; not to contain.

   Nor think, though men were none,
   That heav’n wou’d want spectators, God want praise. John Milton.

   4. To be without; not to have.

   By descending from the thrones above,
   Those happy places, thou hast deign’d a-while
   To want, and honour these. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   How loth I am to have recourse to rites
   So full of horror, that I once rejoice
   I want the use of sight. John Dryden, Oedipus.

   The unhappy never want enemies. Clarissa.

   5. To need; to have need of; to lack.

   It hath caused a great irregularity in our calendar, and wants to be reformed, and the equinox to be rightly computed. William Holder.

   God, who sees all things intuitively, does not want helps; he neither stands in need of logick, nor uses it. Thomas Baker.

   6. To wish for; to long for.

   Down I come, like glist’ring Phaeton,
   Wanting the manage of unruly jades. William Shakespeare.

   The sylvans to their shades retire,
   Those very shades and streams new shades and streams require,
   And want a cooling breeze of wind to fan the raging fire. Dry.

   What wants my son? for know
   My son thou art, and I must call thee so. Joseph Addison, Ovid.

   Men who want to get a woman into their power, seldom scruple the means. Clarissa.

3. To Wantverb

   1. To be wanted; to be improperly absent; not to be in sufficient quantity.

   Nor did there want cornice or freeze. John Milton.

   Finds wealth where ’tis, bestows it where it wants;
   Cities in desarts, woods in cities plants. John Denham.

   We have the means in our hands, and nothing but the application of them is wanting. Addison.

   As in bodies, thus in souls, we find
   What wants in blood and spirits, swell’d with wind. Alexander Pope.

   The design, the disposition, the manners, and the thoughts, are all before it; where any of those are wanting, or imperfect, so much wants in the imitation of human life. Dryden.

   2. To fail; to be deficient.

   Nor shall I to the work thou enterprisest
   Be wanting, but afford thee equal aid. John Milton.

   Though England is not wanting in a learned nobility, yet unhappy circumstances have confined me to a narrow choice. John Dryden, Dedication to Lord Clifford.

   Whatever fortune, good or bad betide,
   No time shall find me wanting to my truth. Dryden.

   Religion will never be without enemies, nor those enemies be wanting in endeavours to expose it to the contempt of mankind. John Rogers, Sermons.

   Several are against his severe usage of you, and would be glad of an occasion to convince the rest of their error, if you will not be wanting to yourself. Jonathan Swift.

   3. To be missed; to be not had.

   Twelve, wanting one, he slew,
   My brethren: I alone surviv’d. Dryden.

   Granivorous animals have a long colon and cæcum, which in carnivorous are wanting. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WANT

   WANT (98.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Lebanon, Tennessee, broadcasting at 98.9 MHz. Most of WANT's broadcast day is simulcast over 1490 AM WCOR, with some exceptions.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. want

   A want refers to a desire or a wish for something that is not necessarily essential or necessary for survival. It is often driven by personal preferences, aspirations, or goals, and can encompass various material or immaterial things, experiences, or achievements that individuals seek to obtain or accomplish. Wants are subjective and can vary greatly among individuals based on their personal values, interests, and societal influences.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wantverb

   the state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing

2. Wantverb

   specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need

3. Wantverb

   that which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure

4. Wantverb

   a depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place

5. Wantverb

   to be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing

6. Wantverb

   to have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes

7. Wantverb

   to feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave

8. Wantverb

   to be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four

9. Wantverb

   to be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack

10. Etymology: [Icel. vanta to be wanting. See Want to lack.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Want

   After he gets into the head of an insane man driven to torture, murder, and cannibalism by overwhelming despair and loneliness, Goren surprises his colleagues with a passionate plea that the man be spared the death penalty, and engineers the confession that will save the man's life through a plea bargain.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Want

   wont, n. state of being without anything: absence of what is needful or desired: poverty: scarcity: need.—v.t. to be destitute of: to need: to dispense with: to feel need of: to fall short: to wish for.—v.i. to be deficient: to fall short: to be in need.—n. Wan′tage, deficiency.—adj. Wan′ted, sought after, being searched for.—n. Wan′ter, one who wants.—adj. Wan′ting, absent: deficient: (obs.) poor.—prep. except.—n. Want′-wit (Shak.), a fool. [Scand., Ice. vant, neut. of vanr, lacking; cog. with wane.]

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1. want

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2. WANT

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WANT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Want is ranked #46487 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Want surname appeared 458 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Want.
   
   63.7% or 292 total occurrences were White.
   16.1% or 74 total occurrences were Asian.
   14.4% or 66 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   3% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Demand
   • Miss
   • Necessity
   • Need
   • Search

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WANT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #197

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WANT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #95

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WANT' in Verbs Frequency: #23

Anagrams for WANT »

1. tawn

2. nawt

How to pronounce WANT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say WANT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WANT in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WANT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of WANT in a Sentence

1. Jeri Wilson:

   Who goes to a fertility clinic except people who want children? So she left him there in hopes of somebody taking him home, to me that showed that she loved him. She put him somewhere that he would be found and cared for. I pray for her. And I thank God for her. And I want him to know that she loved him.

2. Rick Silverberg:

   It makes no sense to me that you can walk up to a bar anywhere you want and go up and down the amount of shots you want to pound and then go back outside, but I can't sell to a resident a bottle of wine that they want to have with dinner.

3. James Archinaco:

   In one way, you want him to be gone in the sense that then everybody leaves, all the news media leaves.

4. Heather Mangieri:

   You really want to stay focused on why you’re increasing your protein, what your goal is and what your food likes are.

5. Hawaii County Prosecutor Mitch Roth:

   We want the public and the family members to know we have not forgotten, and we are still looking for answers and justice.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WANT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Want
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=WANT
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Want
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WANT
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=WANT
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=WANT
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html