(usually used in simple past form "wanted") To feel appreciation for
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To have a desire for
“Do you want some honey to go with your pancakes?”
To require, or to be attended to
“Your car will want some maintenance very soon if you keep driving it long distances every day.”
(want to) To have a need to do something
“You want to watch your calories if you would rather not put on weight.”
To wish or desire for as a choice or preference
“I don't care what anyone says. I'll just do what I want.”
(usually used in simple past form "wanted") To feel appreciation for
“We should always make our children feel loved and wanted.”
To hope for, or aspire to, a goal or dream
To have a strong desire for
To expectantly want something to happen
To bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure
To ask, request or demand for something, typically with urgency
To choose to do
A lack or deficiency of something
“My stomach is growling from want of food.”
The state of being poor and in need
“It was a terrible time of want, and many people were unemployed.”
A desire for something
“The contestant expressed that her primary want was for world peace.”
(rare) A weakness or defect in character
“He works hard and has a soft heart, but his want is his slowness of mind.”
A completely empty space, or the state of being completely empty
Severe suffering, difficulty or privation
A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition
An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right
An addiction or unhealthy need or craving for something
A failure to hit, catch, reach or achieve something
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