want

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   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.

2. 2intransitive verb

   Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.

3. 3intransitive verb

   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.

4. 4intransitive verb

   A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.

5. 5transitive verb

   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.

6. 6transitive verb

   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.

7. 7transitive verb

   To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.

8. 8intransitive verb

   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.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.

10. 10

    A colloquial contraction of was not.

11. 11noun

    a specific feeling of desire

    "he got his wish"

    "he was above all wishing and desire"

    Synonyms

    wishwishing
12. 12noun

    anything that is necessary but lacking

    "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"

    "I tried to supply his wants"

    Synonyms

    need
13. 13noun

    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

    "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"

    "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"

    Synonyms

    deficiencylack
14. 14noun

    a state of extreme poverty

    Synonyms

    deprivationneedinessprivation
15. 15verb

    wish or demand the presence of

    "I want you here at noon!"

16. 16verb

    have need of

    "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

    Synonyms

    needrequire
17. 17verb

    hunt or look for; want for a particular reason

    "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"

    "Uncle Sam wants you"

18. 18verb

    feel or have a desire for; want strongly

    "I want to go home now"

    "I want my own room"

    Synonyms

    desire
19. 19verb

    be without, lack; be deficient in

    "want courtesy"

    "want the strength to go on living"