Australian English Meaning of want

want

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Definitions and Meaning of want in English

Wordnet

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

Wordnet

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

Webster

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.

Webster

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,