Want
/wɔnt/
Want is a verb and noun with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
“What do you want to eat? I want you to leave. I never wanted to go back to live with my mother.”
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(in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
“Danish police want him for embezzlement.”
noun
- (often followed by of) Lack, absence.
- Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Middle English wanten, from Old Norse vanta.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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