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Meaning of want
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
want
n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: {privation}, {want},
{deprivation}, {neediness}]
2: 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" [syn: {lack}, {deficiency}, {want}]
3: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient
means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his
wants" [syn: {need}, {want}]
4: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was
above all wishing and desire" [syn: {wish}, {wishing},
{want}]
v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go
home now"; "I want my own room" [syn: {desire}, {want}]
2: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent
tuner" [syn: {want}, {need}, {require}]
3: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former
neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
4: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
5: be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the
strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and
shelter"
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