want

to desire greatly; need; lack: I really want a new car.
Not to be confused with:wont – accustomed to; apt or likely: He is wont to make mistakes when he hurries.won't – will not: I won’t be able to go with you.

want

W0025500 (wŏnt, wônt)v. want·ed, want·ing, wants v.tr.1. a. To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly: She wants a glass of water. They want to leave. See Synonyms at desire.b. To desire (someone to do something): I want you to clean your room.2. a. To request the presence or assistance of: You are wanted by your office.b. To seek with intent to capture: The fugitive is wanted by the police.3. To have an inclination toward; like: Say what you want, but be tactful.4. Informal To be obliged (to do something): You want to be careful on the ice.5. To be in need of; require: "'Your hair wants cutting,' said the Hatter" (Lewis Carroll).6. To be without; lack.v.intr. To be inclined or desirous; wish: Call me daily if you want.n.1. The condition or quality of lacking something usual or necessary: stayed home for want of anything better to do.2. Pressing need; destitution: lives in want.3. Something desired: a person of few wants and needs.4. A defect of character; a fault.Phrasal Verbs: want for To be in need of: You shall want for nothing. want in Slang 1. To desire greatly to enter: The dog wants in.2. To wish to join a project, business, or other undertaking. want out Slang 1. To desire greatly to leave: The cat wants out.2. To wish to leave a project, a business, or other undertaking.

[Middle English wanten, to be lacking, from Old Norse vanta; see euə- in Indo-European roots.]

want′er n.

want

(wɒnt) vb1. (tr) to feel a need or longing for: I want a new hat. 2. (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. 3. (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. 4. (tr) to feel the absence of: lying on the ground makes me want my bed. 5. (tr) to fall short by (a specified amount)6. (tr) chiefly Brit to have need of or require (doing or being something): your shoes want cleaning. 7. (intr) to be destitute8. (tr; often passive) to seek or request the presence of: you're wanted upstairs. 9. (intr) to be absent10. (tr; takes an infinitive) informal should or ought (to do something): you don't want to go out so late. 11. want in informal to wish to be included in a venture12. want out informal to wish to be excluded from a venturen13. the act or an instance of wanting14. anything that is needed, desired, or lacked: to supply someone's wants. 15. a lack, shortage, or absence: for want of common sense. 16. the state of being in need; destitution: the state should help those in want. 17. a sense of lack; craving[C12 (vb, in the sense: it is lacking), C13 (n): from Old Norse vanta to be deficient; related to Old English wanian to wane] ˈwanter n

want

(wɒnt) n (Animals) dialect English a mole[Old English wand]

want

(wɒnt, wɔnt)

v.t. 1. to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want a new dress. 2. to wish or need (often fol. by an infinitive): I want to see you. 3. to be deficient in: to want judgment. 4. to require or need: The house wants painting. 5. to have an arrest warrant for: They want him in Arizona for armed robbery. v.i. 6. to feel inclined; wish (often fol. by to): We can stay home if you want. 7. to be deficient; have a need (sometimes fol. by for): He did not want for abilities. 8. to be in a state of neediness or poverty: She would never allow her parents to want. 9. to be lacking or absent: All that wants is your signature. n. 10. something wanted or needed: My wants are few. 11. something desired or demanded: a person of childish wants. 12. absence or deficiency; lack: for want of rain. 13. a state of need: to be in want of an assistant. 14. a state of destitution; poverty: a country where want is virtually unknown. Idioms: want in (or out),Informal. to desire admission or inclusion (or withdrawal). [1150–1200; Middle English wante < Old Norse vanta to lack] syn: See lack.

want

1. basic use

If you want something, you feel a need for it or a desire to have it.

Do you want a cup of coffee?All they want is some sleep.

In informal conversation, people sometimes use present progressive and past progressive forms of want.

I think someone is wanting to speak to you.They were all wanting to be on the team.

Be Careful!
Don't use present progressive or past progressive forms of want in formal speech or writing.

However, want can be used in the present perfect progressive, the past perfect progressive and the future progressive, in both formal and informal English.

John had been wanting to resign for months.These new phones are getting very popular soon everyone will be wanting one.2. used with a to-infinitive

You can say that someone wants to do something.

They wanted to go shopping.I want to ask you a favour, Sara.

Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'wants to not do something' or 'wants not to do something'. Say that they don't want to do it.

I don't want to discuss this.He didn't want to come.

Instead of using a to-infinitive clause, you can sometimes use to on its own after don't want. For example, instead of saying 'I was asked to go, but I didn't want to go', you would normally say 'I was asked to go, but I didn't want to'. Don't say 'I was asked to go, but I didn't want it' or 'I was asked to go, but I didn't want'.

I could do it faster, but I just don't want to.He should not be forced to eat it if he doesn't want to.

You can say that you want someone else to do something.

I want him to learn to read.The little girl wanted me to come and play with her.

Be Careful!
Don't use a that-clause after want. Don't say, for example, 'I want that he should learn to read'.

3. requests

You don't normally use 'want' when you are making a request. It is not polite, for example, to say in a shop 'I want a box of matches, please'. You should say 'Could I have a box of matches, please?' or just 'A box of matches, please.'

4. another meaning of 'want'

In British English, in conversation and in less formal writing, want has another meaning. If something wants doing, there is a need for it to be done.

We've got a few jobs that want doing in the garden.The windows wanted cleaning.

Be Careful!
Don't use a to-infinitive in sentences like these. Don't say, for example, 'We've got a few jobs that want to be done in the garden'.

5. 'be about to'

Don't use 'want to' to say that someone is going to do something very soon. Use the expression be about to. Don't say, for example, 'I was just wanting to leave when the phone rang'. Say 'I was just about to leave when the phone rang'.

Her father is about to retire soon.I can't talk now, because I'm just about to go to work.

want

Past participle: wanted
Gerund: wanting

Imperative
want
want

Present
I want
you want
he/she/it wants
we want
you want
they want

Preterite
I wanted
you wanted
he/she/it wanted
we wanted
you wanted
they wanted

Present Continuous
I am wanting
you are wanting
he/she/it is wanting
we are wanting
you are wanting
they are wanting

Present Perfect
I have wanted
you have wanted
he/she/it has wanted
we have wanted
you have wanted
they have wanted

Past Continuous
I was wanting
you were wanting
he/she/it was wanting
we were wanting
you were wanting
they were wanting

Past Perfect
I had wanted
you had wanted
he/she/it had wanted
we had wanted
you had wanted
they had wanted

Future
I will want
you will want
he/she/it will want
we will want
you will want
they will want

Future Perfect
I will have wanted
you will have wanted
he/she/it will have wanted
we will have wanted
you will have wanted
they will have wanted

Future Continuous
I will be wanting
you will be wanting
he/she/it will be wanting
we will be wanting
you will be wanting
they will be wanting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wanting
you have been wanting
he/she/it has been wanting
we have been wanting
you have been wanting
they have been wanting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wanting
you will have been wanting
he/she/it will have been wanting
we will have been wanting
you will have been wanting
they will have been wanting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wanting
you had been wanting
he/she/it had been wanting
we had been wanting
you had been wanting
they had been wanting

Conditional
I would want
you would want
he/she/it would want
we would want
you would want
they would want

Past Conditional
I would have wanted
you would have wanted
he/she/it would have wanted
we would have wanted
you would have wanted
they would have wanted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	want - a state of extreme poverty deprivation, neediness, privationimpoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
	2.	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"deficiency, lackabsence - the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"need, demand - a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"dearth, famine, shortage - an acute insufficiencydeficit - a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"mineral deficiency - lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolismshortness - the condition of being short of something; "there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath"stringency, tightness - a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
	3.	want - anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"needessential, necessary, requisite, necessity, requirement - anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
	4.	want - a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"wish, wishingdesire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied statevelleity - a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
Verb	1.	want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"desirecrave, lust, hunger, thirst, starve - have a craving, appetite, or great desire fortake to, fancy, go for - have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"miss - feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"hope - be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"wish - hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now"wish well, wish - feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune oflike, wish, care - prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"itch, spoil - have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"like - want to have; "I'd like a beer now!"ambition - have as one's ambitionfeel like - have an inclination for something or some activity; "I feel like staying in bed all day"; "I feel like a cold beer now"begrudge, envy - be envious of; set one's heart onlech after, lust after - have a strong sexual desire for; "he is lusting after his secretary"hanker, long, yearn - desire strongly or persistentlyseek - try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
	2.	want - have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"need, requirecry - demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	want - hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"want - wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
	4.	want - wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"want - hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
	5.	want - be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"lack, miss - be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"

want

verb1. wish for, desire, fancy, long for, crave, covet, hope for, yearn for, thirst for, hunger for, pine for, hanker after, set your heart on, feel a need for, have a yen for (informal), have a fancy for, eat your heart out over, would give your eyeteeth for My husband really wants a new car.
wish for have, own, possess, be sated2. feel like, desire, fancy, feel the need for, feel up to, feel inclined to, have the inclination for Do you want another cup of coffee?3. need, demand, require, call for, have need of, stand in need of The grass wants cutting.4. should, need, must, ought You want to look where you're going, mate.5. desire, fancy, long for, crave, wish for, yearn for, thirst for, hanker after, burn for Come on, darling. I want you.6. love, prize, treasure, adore, cherish, dote on, hold dear Children should be wanted and planned.7. lack, need, require, be short of, miss, be deficient in, be without, fall short in Our team still wants one more player.noun1. lack, need, absence, shortage, deficiency, famine, default, shortfall, inadequacy, scarcity, dearth, paucity, shortness, insufficiency, non-existence, scantiness The men were daily becoming weaker for want of rest.
lack plenty, excess, surplus, abundance, sufficiency, adequacy, surfeit2. poverty, need, hardship, privation, penury, destitution, neediness, hand-to-mouth existence, indigence, pauperism, pennilessness, distress He said they were fighting for freedom from want.
poverty ease, comfort, wealth, luxury3. wish, will, need, demand, desire, requirement, fancy, yen (informal), longing, hunger, necessity, appetite, craving, yearning, thirst, whim, hankering The company needs to respond to the wants of our customers.

want

verb1. To have a strong longing for:ache, covet, desire, hanker, long, pant, pine, wish, yearn.Informal: hone.2. To be without what is needed, required, or essential:lack, need, require.3. To have the desire or inclination to:choose, desire, like, please, will, wish.Idioms: have a mind, see fit.noun1. The condition of lacking a needed or usual amount:absence, dearth, lack.2. The condition of being extremely poor:beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, need, neediness, pennilessness, penuriousness, penury, poverty, privation.3. Something asked for or needed:demand, exigence, exigency (often used in plural), need.

Translations

想要缺少要贫困需求的物品

want

(wont) verb1. 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.想要2. to need. This wall wants a coat of paint.需要3. to lack. This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.缺少 noun1. something desired. The child has a long list of wants.需求的物品2. poverty. They have lived in want for many years.贫困3. a lack. There's no want of opportunities these days.缺少ˈwanted adjective1. being searched for by the police because of having committed a criminal act. He is a wanted man; He is wanted for murder.被通缉的2. (negative unwanted) (of people) needed; cared for. Old people must be made to feel wanted.被需要的want ad noun (American) a classified ad. 分类广告，征求广告 want for to lack. She wants for nothing.缺少

want

→ 要zhCN

I want my money back → 我要退钱
I want a completely new style → 我想要个全新的样式

want

all
verb
noun

Synonyms for want

verb wish for

Synonyms

wish for
desire
fancy
long for
crave
covet
hope for
yearn for
thirst for
hunger for
pine for
hanker after
set your heart on
feel a need for
have a yen for
have a fancy for
eat your heart out over
would give your eyeteeth for

Antonyms

have
own
possess
be sated

verb feel like

Synonyms

feel like
desire
fancy
feel the need for
feel up to
feel inclined to
have the inclination for

verb need

Synonyms

need
demand
require
call for
have need of
stand in need of

verb should

Synonyms

should
need
must
ought

verb desire

Synonyms

desire
fancy
long for
crave
wish for
yearn for
thirst for
hanker after
burn for

verb love

Synonyms

love
prize
treasure
adore
cherish
dote on
hold dear

verb lack

Synonyms

lack
need
require
be short of
miss
be deficient in
be without
fall short in

noun lack

Synonyms

lack
need
absence
shortage
deficiency
famine
default
shortfall
inadequacy
scarcity
dearth
paucity
shortness
insufficiency
non-existence
scantiness

Antonyms

plenty
excess
surplus
abundance
sufficiency
adequacy
surfeit

noun poverty

Synonyms

poverty
need
hardship
privation
penury
destitution
neediness
hand-to-mouth existence
indigence
pauperism
pennilessness
distress

Antonyms

ease
comfort
wealth
luxury

noun wish

Synonyms

wish
will
need
demand
desire
requirement
fancy
yen
longing
hunger
necessity
appetite
craving
yearning
thirst
whim
hankering

Synonyms for want

verb to have a strong longing for

Synonyms

ache
covet
desire
hanker
long
pant
pine
wish
yearn
hone

verb to be without what is needed, required, or essential

Synonyms

lack
need
require

verb to have the desire or inclination to

Synonyms

choose
desire
like
please
will
wish

noun the condition of lacking a needed or usual amount

Synonyms

absence
dearth
lack

noun the condition of being extremely poor

Synonyms

beggary
destitution
impecuniosity
impecuniousness
impoverishment
indigence
need
neediness
pennilessness
penuriousness
penury
poverty
privation

noun something asked for or needed

Synonyms

demand
exigence
exigency
need

Synonyms for want

noun a state of extreme poverty

Synonyms

deprivation
neediness
privation

Related Words

impoverishment
poorness
poverty

noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

Synonyms

deficiency
lack

Related Words

absence
need
demand
dearth
famine
shortage
deficit
mineral deficiency
shortness
stringency
tightness

noun anything that is necessary but lacking

Synonyms

need

Related Words

essential
necessary
requisite
necessity
requirement

noun a specific feeling of desire

Synonyms

wish
wishing

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desire
velleity

verb feel or have a desire for

Synonyms

desire

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crave
lust
hunger
thirst
starve
take to
fancy
go for
miss
hope
wish
wish well
like
care
itch
spoil
ambition
feel like
begrudge
envy
lech after
lust after
hanker
long
yearn
seek

want

want

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want

want

want

want

want

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want

want

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verb wish for

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verb feel like

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verb need

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verb should

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verb desire

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verb love

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verb lack

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noun lack

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noun poverty

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Antonyms

noun wish

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verb to have a strong longing for

Synonyms

verb to be without what is needed, required, or essential

Synonyms

verb to have the desire or inclination to

Synonyms

noun the condition of lacking a needed or usual amount

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noun the condition of being extremely poor

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noun something asked for or needed

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Synonyms for want

noun a state of extreme poverty

Synonyms

Related Words

noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

Synonyms

Related Words

noun anything that is necessary but lacking

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noun a specific feeling of desire

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verb feel or have a desire for

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verb have need of

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verb hunt or look for

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verb wish or demand the presence of

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