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Definition of 'Want'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) want
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for:
to want a new dress.

2.  want
to wish or need (often fol. by an infinitive):
I want to see you.

3.  want
to be deficient in:
to want judgment.

4.  want
to require or need:
The house wants painting.

5.  want
to have an arrest warrant for:
They want him in Arizona for armed robbery.

6. (v.i.) want
to feel inclined; wish (often fol. by to):
We can stay home if you want.

7.  want
to be deficient; have a need (sometimes fol. by for):
He did not want for abilities.

8.  want
to be in a state of neediness or poverty: She would never allow
her parents to want.

9.  want
to be lacking or absent:
All that wants is your signature.

10. (n.) want
something wanted or needed:
My wants are few.

11.  want
something desired or demanded:
a person of childish wants.

12.  want
absence or deficiency; lack:
for want of rain.

13.  want
a state of need:
to be in want of an assistant.

14.  want
a state of destitution; poverty:
a country where want is virtually unknown.

15.  want
want in (or out),Informal. to desire admission or inclusion (or withdrawal).

Etymology: (1885–90, Amer.)

Definition of 'Want'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) privation, want, deprivation, neediness
a state of extreme poverty

2. (noun) lack, deficiency, want
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. (noun) need, want
anything that is necessary but lacking
"he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"

4. (verb) wish, wishing, want
a specific feeling of desire
"he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"

5. (verb) desire, want
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
"I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

6. (verb) want, need, require
have need of
"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

7. (verb) want
hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
"Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"

8. (verb) want
wish or demand the presence of
"I want you here at noon!"

9. (verb) want
be without, lack; be deficient in
"want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

Definition of 'Want'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) want
to wish for, or feel a need for
He wants a new car.; I want to go home.; The teacher wants us to write a poem.; I just wanted to thank you.; I want answers, right now!

2.  want
Do you want ...?
used to offer sb sth
Do you want any help?; Do you want some cake?

3.  want
Who wants ...?
used to offer sth to a group
Who wants to dance?

4.  want
if you want
used after you offer sb sth
I can give you a ride if you want.

5.  want
used to say it is acceptable for sb to do sth
"Mom, can I have ice cream?" "If you want."

Definition of 'Want'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Want
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. (verb) Want
specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need

3. (verb) Want
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. (verb) Want
a depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place

5. (verb) Want
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. (verb) Want
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. (verb) Want
to feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave

8. (verb) Want
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. (verb) Want
to be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack

Translation of 'Want'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.
Afrikaans: wil hê, verlang	Arabic: يُريد	Bulgarian: желая
Brazilian: querer	Czech: chtít	German: wollen
Danish: gerne ville have; gerne v	Greek: θέλω	Spanish: querer; desear
Estonian: soovima, tahtma	Farsi: دوست داشتن	Finnish: haluta
French: vouloir	Hebrew: לִרצוֹת	Hindi: चाहना
Croatian: željeti, htjeti	Hungarian: akar	Indonesian: menginginkan
Icelandic: vilja, langaí	Italian: volere	Japanese: 欲する
Korean: ...을 원하다, 바라다	Lithuanian: norėti	Latvian: gribēt; vēlēties
Malay: mahu, hendak	Dutch: graag willen	Norwegian: ville,ønske (seg), ha lys
Polish: chcieć	Portuguese: querer	Romanian: a vrea
Russian: хотеть	Slovak: chcieť	Slovenian: želeti
Serbian: želeti	Swedish: vilja	Thai: ต้องการ; อยากได้
Turkish: istemek	Taiwanese: 想要	Ukrainian: хотіти, бажати
Urdu: چاہنا	Vietnamese: muốn	Chinese: 想要
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