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want (verb)

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  • want — verb. 1. Want is of Norse origin and came into English in the 13c. The dominant meaning in current usage is ‘to desire or wish for’ (Tom wants a computer for Christmas / What do you want to do now?), and a range of earlier meanings equivalent to… …   Modern English usage

  • want — ► VERB 1) have a desire to possess or do; wish for. 2) desire sexually. 3) (be wanted) (of a suspected criminal) be sought by the police. 4) (often want for) lack or be short of something desirable or essential. 5) informal, chiefly Brit. ought… …   English terms dictionary

  • want — want1 [ want ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to feel that you would like to have, keep, or do something: Do you still want these old letters? want something for something: What do you want for your birthday? want to do something: Liz wants to see the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • want — noun see for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost wilful waste makes woeful want verb see if you want a thing done well, do it yourself if you want something done, ask a …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • want — I noun absence, conatus, dearth, default, defect, deficiency, deficit, desideratum, desire, destitution, distress, exigency, impoverishment, insufficiency, lack, meagerness, necessitude, necessity, need, needfulness, neediness, paucity, pauperism …   Law dictionary

  • want — verb 1》 have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.     ↘wish to speak to (someone).     ↘(be wanted) (of a suspected criminal) be sought by the police for questioning.     ↘desire (someone) sexually. 2》 informal, chiefly Brit. (of a… …   English new terms dictionary

  • want out — verb To want to leave something. After six months in a tedious desk job, Anna wants out …   Wiktionary

  • want in — verb To want to be a part of something …   Wiktionary

  • want — [[t]wɒ̱nt[/t]] ♦ wants, wanting, wanted 1) VERB: no cont, no passive If you want something, you feel a desire or a need for it. [V n] I want a drink... [V n] Ian knows exactly what he wants in life and i …   English dictionary

  • want — 1 verb (not usually in progressive) 1 DESIRE (T) to have a desire for something: I want a drink. | What do you want for your birthday? | want to do sth: Do you want to go to Kay s party? | want sb to do sth: I don t want Linda to hear about this …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • want — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ material VERB + WANT ▪ meet, satisfy ▪ Society can t satisfy all human wants …   Collocations dictionary

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