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Want

/wɔnt/

A desire, wish, longing.

📖 Definitions of "Want"

noun
  1. 1

    A desire, wish, longing.

  2. 2

    (often followed by of) Lack, absence.

  3. 3

    Poverty.

  4. 4

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

verb
  1. 1

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

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

  2. 2

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

    "Danish police want him for embezzlement."

  3. 3

    To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

    "You can leave if you want."

  4. 4

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

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

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