Want (Verb)
Meaning 1
Feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
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Hyponyms
- Lust After
- Crave
- Like
- Yearn
- Take To
- Envy
- Miss
- Lust
- Ambition
- Seek
- Feel Like
- Thirst
- Wish
- Hope
- Starve
- Hanker
- Fancy
- Itch
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Meaning 2
Hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 4
Wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 5
Be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.