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want

verb(want)

have need of

Synonyms: need, require,

Examples:

This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner.

want

noun(want)

anything that is necessary but lacking

Synonyms: need,

Examples:

I tried to supply his wants.

want

noun(want)

a state of extreme poverty

Synonyms: deprivation, neediness, privation,

want

noun(want)

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

Synonyms: deficiency, lack,

Examples:

For want of a nail the shoe was lost.

want

noun(want)

a specific feeling of desire

Synonyms: wish, wishing,

want

verb(want)

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

Synonyms: desire,

Examples:

I want to go home now.
I want my own room.

want

verb(want)

be without, lack; be deficient in

Examples:

Want courtesy.
Want the strength to go on living.
Flood victims wanting food and shelter.

want

verb(want)

hunt or look for; want for a particular reason

Examples:

Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI.
Uncle Sam wants you.

want

verb(want)

wish or demand the presence of

Examples:

I want you here at noon!.

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