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[ wont, wawnt ] SHOW IPA
/ wɒnt, wɔnt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) 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.
to be without or be deficient in: to want judgment; to want knowledge.
to fall short by (a specified amount): The sum collected wants but a few dollars of the desired amount.
to require or need: The house wants painting.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object) to feel inclined; wish; like (often followed by to ): We can stay home if you want.
to be deficient by the absence of some part or thing, or to feel or have a need (sometimes followed by for ): He did not want for abilities.
to have need (usually followed by for ): If you want for anything, let him know.
to be in a state of destitution, need, or poverty: She would never allow her parents to want.
to be lacking or absent, as a part or thing necessary to completeness: All that wants is his signature.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun something wanted or needed; necessity: My wants are few.
something desired, demanded, or required: a person of childish, capricious wants.
absence or deficiency of something desirable or requisite; lack: plants dying for want of rain.
the state of being without something desired or needed; need: to be in want of an assistant.
the state of being without the necessaries of life; destitution; poverty: a country where want is virtually unknown.
a sense of lack or need of something: to feel a vague want.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Idioms for wantwant in / out , Chiefly Midland . to desire to enter or leave: The cat wants in. Informal .to desire acceptance in or release from something specified: I talked with Louie about our plan, and he wants in. Origin of want 1150–1200; Middle English
wante <Old Norse
vanta to lack
SYNONYMS FOR want 1 require, crave.
3 need.
11 desideratum.
13 dearth, scarcity, scarceness, inadequacy, insufficiency, paucity, meagerness.
15 privation, penury, indigence.
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synonym study for want 1 . See wish. 3 . See lack. 15 . See poverty.
OTHER WORDS FROM want wanter, noun wantless, adjective want·less·ness, noun self-want, noun
un·want·ed, adjective
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH want 1. unwanted , unwonted 2. want , wont Words nearby want wanky, wanna, wannabe, Wanne-Eickel, wannish, want , want ad, wantage, Wantagh, wantaway, wanted
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"Dunno ez I want ye now," she returned, with a toss of her head.
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The latter are very much shocked at the want of propriety in the management of the English.
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But I have wrestled with misfortune in vain; I have struggled with want , till want has overcome me.
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British Dictionary definitions for want (1 of 2) verb (tr) to feel a need or longing for I want a new hat
(when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to wish, need, or desire (something or to do something) he wants to go home
(intr usually used with a negative and often foll by for ) to be lacking or deficient (in something necessary or desirable) the child wants for nothing
(tr) to feel the absence of lying on the ground makes me want my bed
(tr) to fall short by (a specified amount)
(tr) mainly British to have need of or require (doing or being something) your shoes want cleaning
(intr) to be destitute
(tr; often passive) to seek or request the presence of you're wanted upstairs
(intr) to be absent
(tr; takes an infinitive) informal should or ought (to do something) you don't want to go out so late
want in informal to wish to be included in a venture
want out informal to wish to be excluded from a venture
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun the act or an instance of wanting
anything that is needed, desired, or lacked to supply someone's wants
a lack, shortage, or absence for want of common sense
the state of being in need; destitution the state should help those in want
a sense of lack; craving
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Derived forms of want wanter , noun Word Origin for want C12 (vb, in the sense: it is lacking), C13 (n): from Old Norse vanta to be deficient; related to Old English wanian to wane
British Dictionary definitions for want (2 of 2) Word Origin for want Old English wand
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Idioms and Phrases with want In addition to the idioms beginning with want
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