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- pronunciation:
- want
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- want in, want out
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
wants, wanting, wanted |
definition 1: |
to desire (something); wish for.
He wants a bicycle for his birthday.The workers want better pay.I want for my children to have a better life.- synonyms:
- desire, wish
- similar words:
- covet, crave, hanker after, hanker for, long for, yearn for
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definition 2: |
to wish or desire (to do something).
I want to move back to the city.She wants to receive the respect she deserves.- synonyms:
- desire, wish
- similar words:
- ask, crave, demand, prefer, request, supplicate, will
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definition 3: |
to desire (someone or something) to do something, to be in a certain condition or place, or to be acted upon in a certain way.
She wants her husband to accept the job offer.My mother wants me to live closer to her.I only want you to be happy.He wants the kitchen to be clean at all times.She wants the children ready to pick up by five o'clock.I want you in my office in ten minutes.The police want this area kept clear.He wants these boxes taken down to the basement. |
definition 4: |
to be lacking in or needing.
This room wants color; it's so drab!- synonyms:
- lack, need, require
- similar words:
- demand, miss
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definition 5: |
(chiefly British) to require; need.
These shoes want polishing.The sofa covers want replacing.- synonyms:
- need, require
- similar words:
- demand
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definition 6: |
to seek in order to capture.
The police want him for armed robbery.- synonyms:
- seek
- similar words:
- chase, hunt, pursue, search
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definition 7: |
to demand or hope to obtain from another person or thing (usu. fol. by "from" or "of").
What do you want of me? I'm only human!He wants respect from his co-workers.You seem to want a good deal from this new job. |
related words: |
aspire, will, wish |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to be lacking; be in need.
He worked hard to make sure his children never wanted for food or shelter.She had never wanted for suitors as a young princess.- synonyms:
- need
- similar words:
- crave, demand, hanker, wish, yearn
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definition 2: |
to be inclined; wish; like.
Come over if you want.- synonyms:
- care, like, wish
- similar words:
- choose, decide, please
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definition 3: |
to be utterly poor; be destitute.
Don't we have a moral obligation to help those who are wanting?- similar words:
- lack, need
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related words: |
ache, care, long, thirst, yen |
phrase: |
want in, want out |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
something that is desired or needed.
She was quite satisfied with her life at this point and had few wants.That his wife should be provided for after his death was his only want.- synonyms:
- exigency, necessity, need, requisite
- similar words:
- demand, desire, essential, hope, lack, longing, mind, requirement, yearning, yen
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definition 2: |
lack; deficiency.
They starved for want of food.- synonyms:
- absence, deficiency, destitution, lack, need
- similar words:
- dearth, insufficiency, paucity, penury, poverty, privation, scarcity, shortage
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definition 3: |
the state of lacking something; need.
The children were always in want of shoes.- synonyms:
- necessity, need
- similar words:
- craving, desire, hope, longing, privation, wish
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definition 4: |
the state of lacking in the usual necessities of life; destitution.
The charity was established to help those in want.- synonyms:
- destitution, indigence, need, penury, poverty
- similar words:
- beggary, hardship, misery, necessity, privation
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related words: |
absence, appetite, need, thirst, trouble |
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