What is "want" in English? Definition and Explanations
What does want mean in English? Meaning of want definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "want" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "want": a state of extreme poverty
Noun
Pronunciation in US: /wɔnt/ also enPR
Meaning of "want": feel or have a desire for; want strongly
Verb
Pronunciation in US: /wɔnt/ also enPR
Meaning of "want": the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
Noun
Pronunciation in US: /wɔnt/ also enPR
Meaning of "want": have need of
Verb
Pronunciation in US: /wɔnt/ also enPR
Meaning of "want": anything that is necessary but lacking
Noun
Pronunciation in US: /wɔnt/ also enPR
Meaning of "want": hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
Verb
Pronunciation in US: /wɔnt/ also enPR
Meaning of "want": a specific feeling of desire
Noun
Pronunciation in US: /wɔnt/ also enPR
Meaning of "want": wish or demand the presence of
Verb
Pronunciation in US: /wɔnt/ also enPR
Meaning of "want": be without, lack; be deficient in
Verb
Pronunciation in US: /wɔnt/ also enPR
Synonyms:
need, wish, longing, requirement, hankering, yen, hunger, thirst, yearning, fancy, necessity, demand, appetite, craving, privation, defect, dearth, famine, neediness, scarcity, meagerness, inadequacy, indigence, absence, impoverishment, exigency, destitution, paucity, insufficiency, poverty, poorness, impecuniousness, deficiency, default, scantiness, shortage, penury, pauperism, exiguousness, skimpiness, wish, require, prefer, crave, choose, need, fancy, hunger, covet, pine, hanker, lust, yearn, long, aspire, ache, thirst, be greedy, could do with, desiderate, feel a need, have a passion for, have a yen for, have ambition, have an urge for, have eyes for, incline toward, itch for, spoil for, require, call for, demand, miss, starve, be deficient, be deprived of, be found wanting, be insufficient, be poor, be short of, be without, fall short in, have need of, stand in need of,
Antonyms:
dislike, hate, hatred, distaste, indifference, abundance, plenty, disinterest, advantage, perfection, abundance, plenty, sufficiency, adequacy, enough, wealth, affluence, satisfaction, dislike, hate, excess, disinterest, dislike, hate, spurn, despise, have, not want, despise, dislike, hate, have,
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