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- pronunciation:
- want
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
wants, wanting, wanted |
definition 1: |
to desire; wish for.
I want some lunch.- synonyms:
- desire, wish
- similar words:
- covet, crave, hanker after, hanker for, long for, yearn for
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definition 2: |
to wish or have a need for (often followed by an infinitive).
I want to go home now.- synonyms:
- desire, wish
- similar words:
- ask, crave, demand, prefer, request
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definition 3: |
to need.
This coat wants mending.- synonyms:
- need, require
- similar words:
- demand
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definition 4: |
to seek in order to capture.
The police want him for robbery.- synonyms:
- seek
- similar words:
- chase, hunt, pursue, search
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definition 5: |
to have a need or lack of something.
He worked hard to make sure they never wanted for food, clothing, or a warm house.- similar words:
- crave, demand, hanker, wish, yearn
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related words: |
ache, aspire, care, long, thirst |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
something that is desired or needed.
He provides for the wants of his children.- synonyms:
- necessity, need
- similar words:
- demand, desire, essential, hope, longing, mind, requirement, yen
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definition 2: |
lack; not enough.
They starved for want of food.- synonyms:
- absence, deficiency, lack, need
- similar words:
- shortage
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definition 3: |
the state of lacking something; need.
I am in want of a good book.- synonyms:
- need
- similar words:
- desire, hope, longing, wish
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definition 4: |
a lack of the usual necessities of life.
We helped the children in want.- synonyms:
- need, poverty
- similar words:
- hardship, misery, necessity
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related words: |
absence, appetite, need, thirst, trouble |
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