Want

[wɒnt] or [wɑnt]

Definition

(verb.) wish or demand the presence of; 'I want you here at noon!'.

(verb.) have need of; 'This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner'.

(verb.) hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; 'Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI'; 'Uncle Sam wants you'.

(verb.) be without, lack; be deficient in; 'want courtesy'; 'want the strength to go on living'; 'flood victims wanting food and shelter'.

Editor: Val--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing.

(v. i.) Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.

(v. i.) That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure.

(v. i.) A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.

(v. t.) To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing.

(v. t.) To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes.

(v. t.) To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.

(v. i.) To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four.

(v. i.) To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.

Inputed by Jackson

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, scarcity, scarceness, scantiness, meagreness, shortness, dearth, DEFICIT, lack, absence, default, defect, defectiveness, failure.[2]. Need, necessity, requirement, desideratum.[3]. Desire, wish, craving, longing.[4]. Poverty, indigence, penury, destitution, distress, straits.

v. a. [1]. Lack, be without, be destitute of, be in need of.[2]. Require, need, have need of, have occasion for, stand in need of, cannot do without, cannot dispense with.[3]. Desire, wish, crave, wish for.

v. n. Lack, fall, be deficient, fall short, come short.

Typist: Michael

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Deficiency, lack, failure, insufficiency, scantiness, shortness, omission,neglect, nonproduction, absence

ANT:Supply, sufficiency, provision, abundance, production, allowance, supplement,adequacy

Checked by Jocelyn

Definition

n. state of being without anything: absence of what is needful or desired: poverty: scarcity: need.—v.t. to be destitute of: to need: to dispense with: to feel need of: to fall short: to wish for.—v.i. to be deficient: to fall short: to be in need.—n. Wan′tage deficiency.—adj. Wan′ted sought after being searched for.—n. Wan′ter one who wants.—adj. Wan′ting absent: deficient: (obs.) poor.—prep. except.—n. Want′-wit (Shak.) a fool.

Inputed by Andre

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream that you are in want, denotes that you have unfortunately ignored the realities of life, and chased folly to her stronghold of sorrow and adversity. If you find yourself contented in a state of want, you will bear the misfortune which threatens you with heroism, and will see the clouds of misery disperse. To relieve want, signifies that you will be esteemed for your disinterested kindness, but you will feel no pleasure in well doing.

Inputed by Errol

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Checker: Ophelia

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