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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.

Synonyms

  • Desire

Hyponyms

  • Lust After
  • Crave
  • Like
  • Yearn
  • Take To
  • Envy
  • Miss
  • Lust
  • Ambition
  • Seek
  • Feel Like
  • Thirst
  • Wish
  • Hope
  • Starve
  • Hanker
  • Fancy
  • Itch

Related Words

  • Want (noun)
  • Wanter (noun)

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.

Hypernyms

  • Look For
  • Seek

Related Words

  • Wanter (noun)

Meaning 3

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

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

  • Need
  • Require

Related Words

  • Want (noun)
  • Wanter (noun)

Meaning 4

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

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Related Words

  • Want (noun)
  • Wanter (noun)

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.

Hypernyms

  • Lack

Related Words

  • Want (noun)
  • Wanter (noun)
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