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Quick definitions from WordNet (want)
▸ noun: anything that is necessary but lacking ("I tried to supply his wants")
▸ noun: a state of extreme poverty
▸ noun: a specific feeling of desire
▸ noun: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable ("For want of a nail the shoe was lost")
▸ verb: be without, lack; be deficient in ("Want courtesy")
▸ verb: wish or demand the presence of ("I want you here at noon!")
▸ verb: have need of ("This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner")
▸ verb: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason ("Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI")
▸ verb: feel or have a desire for; want strongly ("I want to go home now")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #44937)
▸ Also see wants
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to want
▸ Usage examples for want
▸ Idioms related to want (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing want
▸ Words that often appear near want
▸ Rhymes of want
▸ Invented words related to want
▸ noun: anything that is necessary but lacking ("I tried to supply his wants")
▸ noun: a state of extreme poverty
▸ noun: a specific feeling of desire
▸ noun: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable ("For want of a nail the shoe was lost")
▸ verb: be without, lack; be deficient in ("Want courtesy")
▸ verb: wish or demand the presence of ("I want you here at noon!")
▸ verb: have need of ("This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner")
▸ verb: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason ("Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI")
▸ verb: feel or have a desire for; want strongly ("I want to go home now")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #44937)
▸ Also see wants
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to want
▸ Usage examples for want
▸ Idioms related to want (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing want
▸ Words that often appear near want
▸ Rhymes of want
▸ Invented words related to want