Australian English Meaning of want
want
Other Australian English words related to want
- crave
- desire
- covet
- (die for)
- enjoy
- hunger for
- itch
- like
- longing (for)
- love
- yearn for
- prefer
- salivate (for)
- sigh (for)
- thirst (for)
- wish
- yearn
- ache (for)
- admire
- adore
- appreciate
- cherish
- take delight (in)
- desire
- dig
- fancy
- favour
- groove on
- yearn (for)
- thing (for)
- pant for
- relish
- regret (for)
- revel (in)
- set one's heart on
- Spoil (for)
- Value
- yearning (for)
Nearest Words of want
Definitions and Meaning of want in English
want (n)
a state of extreme poverty
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
anything that is necessary but lacking
a specific feeling of desire
want (v)
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
have need of
hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
wish or demand the presence of
be without, lack; be deficient in
want (v. i.)
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.
Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.
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.
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
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.
To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
want (v. t.)
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.
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.
To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.
FAQs About the word want
want
a state of extreme poverty, the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable, anything that is necessary but lacking, a specific feeling of desire,
crave,desire,covet,(die for),enjoy,hunger for,itch,like,longing (for),love
despise,refuse,decline,reject,spurn,execrate
wannish => Wan, wanness => paleness, wanned => wanted, wannabee => wannabe, wannabe => wannabe,
