Want (IPA: /ˈwɑnt/, /ˈwɔnt/)
| 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. |
| Want (v. i.) |
Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need. |
| Want (v. i.) |
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. |
| Want (v. i.) |
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place. |
| 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. |
| Want (v. t.) |
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. |
| Want (v. t.) |
To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave. |
| Want (v. i.) |
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. |
| Want (v. i.) |
To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack. |
| Want |
Economic term for something that is desired |
| Want |
2008 studio album by 3OH!3 |
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Single by Natalie Imbruglia |
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Album by Rufus Wainwright |
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Episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent |
| Want Synonyms |
Lack, Deficiency |
| Want Synonyms |
Need |
| Want Synonyms |
Deprivation, Privation, Neediness |
| Want Synonyms |
Wishing, Wish |
| Want Synonyms |
Desire |
| Want Synonyms |
Need, Require |
| WANT (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Wingate Anaerobic Test |
| WANT (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Wingate Anaerobic Testing |
| Want (Last Name / Surname) |
Want is the #46,487 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 458 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Want in Spanish is Desear |
| Tagalog Translation |
Want in Tagalog is Gumusto |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " "Morituri Nolumus Mori - We who are about to die dont want to"" - Discworld |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " "What's up, Sarge? Do you want to live forever ?" Dunno. Ask me again in five hundred years ." (p. 293)" - Discworld |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (After slapping John's face on her wedding day) This is the happiest day of my life. I don't ever want you to forget it!" - Beaches (film) |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (At a press conference, protesting her innocence) I bet you want to know why I shot the bastard?" - Chicago (2002 film) |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (DiC dub) Don't forget me. I just want you to know, you're in my heart." - Fictional last words in animated television series |
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