to want

he that hath skill to be a pilot wants a ship; and he that could govern a commonwealth wants means to exercise his worth, hath not a poor office to manage.

To be lacking, not to exist

There was something wanting in the play.

To be in need of; to require (something)

The mowing-machine always wanted oiling. Barnet turned it under Jacob's window, and it creaked—creaked, and rattled across the lawn and creaked again.

{n} need, poverty, lack, deficiency, a mole

{v} to be without, need, fail, wish for, be short

The form taken by a human need as shaped by culture and individual personality

a state of extreme poverty

If you say to someone that you want something, or ask them if they want to do it, you are firmly telling them what you want or what you want them to do. I want an explanation from you, Jeremy If you have a problem with that, I want you to tell me right now Do you want to tell me what all this is about? I want my money back!

If a child is wanted, its mother or another person loves it and is willing to look after it. Children should be wanted and planned I want this baby very much, because it certainly will be the last

If you do something for want of something else, you do it because the other thing is not available or not possible. Many of them had gone into teaching for want of anything better to do

have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need

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

Your wants are the things that you want. Supermarkets often claim that they are responding to the wants of consumers by providing packaged foods

much more of a sense of ``lack'' than it has today

In insurance sales terminology, a desire for certain coverage or for a certain amount of coverage There is a distinction between want and need Many people want coverage of types or in amounts that are not necessities Thus, wants may be in excess of needs, or vice versa

You can say that you want to say something to indicate that you are about to say it. Look, I wanted to apologize for today. I think I was a little hard on you

be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter

wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"

to wish for or desire (something)

wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!" have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you" be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter

a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"

If you say that something wants doing, you think that it needs to be done. Her hair wants cutting. = need

If someone is wanted by the police, the police are searching for them because they are thought to have committed a crime. He was wanted for the murder of a magistrate. + wanted want·ed He is one of the most wanted criminals in Europe

anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"

To require (something)

A want of something is a lack of it. a want of manners and charm = lack

A colloquial contraction of was not

Exists when someone has an unfulfilled need and has determined that a product or service will satisfy that need

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

To lack (something)

You use want in questions as a way of making an offer or inviting someone to do something. Do you want another cup of coffee? Do you want to leave your bike here?

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

a psychological or physical desire that may be fulfilled through the consumption of goods and services

feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

If you want something, you feel a desire or a need for it. I want a drink Ian knows exactly what he wants in life People wanted to know who this talented designer was They began to want their father to be the same as other daddies They didn't want people staring at them as they sat on the lawn, so they put up high walls He wanted his power recognised I want my car this colour And remember, we want him alive

If you tell someone that they want to do a particular thing, you are advising them to do it. You want to be very careful not to have a man like Crevecoeur for an enemy = ought

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

{f} desire; need; be without; lack; be deficient; be impoverished

have a desire for, as in: Children want to be loved and cared for

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

{i} desire; lack, shortage; poverty; need, demand

desear; querer (ie)

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

be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

If you want someone, you have a great desire to have sex with them. Come on, darling. I want you

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

To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave

Lack (of), absence of

hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"

to want

Türkische aussprache

tı wônt

Aussprache

/tə ˈwônt/ /tə ˈwɔːnt/

Etymologie

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.

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