Associations to the word «Want»
Noun
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Wiktionary
WANT, verb. (transitive) To wish for or to desire (something). [from 18th c.]
WANT, verb. (intransitive) (now dated) To be lacking, not to exist. [from 13th c.]
WANT, verb. (transitive) To lack, not to have (something). [from 13th c.]
WANT, verb. (transitive) (colloquially with verbal noun as object) To be in need of; to require (something). [from 15th c.]
WANT, verb. (intransitive) (dated) To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
WANT, noun. (countable) A desire, wish, longing.
WANT, noun. (countable) (often followed by of) Lack, absence.
WANT, noun. (uncountable) Poverty.
WANT, noun. Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
WANT, noun. (UK) (mining) A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
WANT, proper noun. A personification of want.
WANT AD, noun. An advertisement seeking applicants for a job.
WANT ADS, noun. Plural of want ad
WANT IN, verb. (intransitive) To want to be a part of something.
WANT LIST, noun. A list of items missing from a collection; especially a list of postage stamps that a collector is seeking to acquire
WANT LISTS, noun. Plural of want list
WANT OUT, verb. (intransitive) (idiomatic) To want to leave something.
Dictionary definition
WANT, noun. A state of extreme poverty.
WANT, noun. 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"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost".
WANT, noun. Anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants".
WANT, noun. A specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire".
WANT, verb. Feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room".
WANT, verb. Have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner".
WANT, verb. Hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you".
WANT, verb. Wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!".
WANT, verb. Be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.