Word Finder - want

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A desire, wish, longing.

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(often followed by of) Lack, absence.

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Poverty.

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Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.

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A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.

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To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.

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What do you want to eat?  I want you to leave.  I never wanted to go back to live with my mother.

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(in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.

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Danish police want him for embezzlement.

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To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

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You can leave if you want.

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(usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).

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You’ll want to repeat this three or four times to get the best result.

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(now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).

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That chair wants fixing.

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(now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.

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To be lacking or deficient or absent.

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There was something wanting in the play.

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To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.

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The paupers desperately want.

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To lack and be without, to not have (something).

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She wanted anything she needed.

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(by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without.

I do not want all this.

Sometimes we have to accept change, if we want to move forward.

What did you want me to say?

I think she was merely directing the comment at you because she thought you might want to know.

We can stop right here if you want, Carmen.

I want to play with it.

I just want it to be healthy.

I don't want you to start feeling neglected.

But I know you want to hear about my examinations.

I don't want anyone, I don't love anyone but him.

We wouldn't want them to think we were doing anything immoral.

But God does not only want us to be HAPPY; He wants us to be good.

Was it greedy to want one of their own as well?

You want his money.

Mamma, I want him.

I want to talk to you.

I just want to talk to you.

Why would she want to do that?

I want two things.

I agreed to this and I want the baby as much as you do.

But I know of no one who would want to have a conversation with a computer program pretending to be his dog.

I didn't want to think about it.

I just want to protect you...

I want to go away tonight or early tomorrow morning.

Do you want to go?

All I want is the truth.

I want you to be happy.

I've got something I want to show you.

I shall want you to tell me all about everything, and not forget the Donkey.

Well, if you want to go that bad, then go.

But if I want to...

Well, do you want me to come back home?

What do you want from me?

He doesn't want to give up but he's afraid to even touch the equipment much less pack it up.

Do you want to know how it works?

You want swords, I got swords.

I want to see the Oracle.

For as long as you want me.

I want nothing from him.

What do you want tomorrow?

I want to be able to focus on solving this problem, not worrying about what might be said or done to you.

This was a relationship she might want to pursue if he wasn't involved in something illegal.

I can just imagine how much of that Howard would want to know.

I want a fwower on mine.

I don't want them using my phone.

I have my time and I want you to have yours.

I wouldn't want to start trouble with the guys.

I don't care how frightening it will be, I want to go ahead.

You can expand on it if you want to; say get a driver's license in another state, or establish an address.

People out there want to kill someone with Howie's ability.