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Want

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Definitions for Want

noun
a state of extreme poverty
Synonyms
privation deprivation neediness
noun
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
Synonyms
lack deficiency
Examples
  1. there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
  2. water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
  3. for want of a nail the shoe was lost
noun
anything that is necessary but lacking
Synonyms
need
Examples
  1. he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
  2. I tried to supply his wants
noun
a specific feeling of desire
Synonyms
wish wishing
Examples
  1. he got his wish
  2. he was above all wishing and desire
verb
feel or have a desire for
Synonyms
desire
Examples
  1. want strongly
  2. I want to go home now
  3. I want my own room
verb
have need of
Synonyms
need require
Examples
  1. This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
verb
hunt or look for
Examples
  1. want for a particular reason
  2. Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI
  3. Uncle Sam wants you
verb
wish or demand the presence of
Examples
  1. I want you here at noon!
verb
be without, lack
Examples
  1. be deficient in
  2. want courtesy
  3. want the strength to go on living
  4. flood victims wanting food and shelter

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