Engelsk navneord: want | |||
1. | want (om tilstand) a state of extreme poverty | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | deprivation, neediness, privation | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | impoverishment, poorness, poverty | ||
2. | want (om tilstand) the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | deficiency, lack | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | demand, need | ||
Mere specifikke termer | absence, dearth, deficit, famine, mineral deficiency, shortage, shortness, stringency, tightness | ||
3. | want (om ting) anything that is necessary but lacking | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He had sufficient means to meet his simple needs. I tried to supply his wants. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | need | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | essential, necessary, necessity, requirement, requisite | ||
4. | want (om fornemmelse) a specific feeling of desire | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He got his wish. He was above all wishing and desire. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | wish, wishing | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | desire | ||
Mere specifikke termer | velleity | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: want | |||
1. | want (om følelse) feel or have a desire for; want strongly | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I want to go home now. I want my own room. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They want him to write the letter | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | desire | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Mere specifikke termer | ambition, begrudge, care, crave, envy, fancy, feel like, go for, hanker, hope, hunger, itch, lech after, like, like, long, lust, lust after, miss, seek, spoil, starve, take to, thirst, wish, wish, wish, wish well, yearn | ||
2. | want (om forbrug, indtagelse el. anvendelse) have need of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They want more bread, They want him to write the letter, They want to move | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | need, require | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | be | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cry | ||
3. | want (om relation) hunt or look for; want for a particular reason | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI. Uncle Sam wants you. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | look for, search, seek | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | want | ||
4. | want (om erkendelse) wish or demand the presence of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I want you here at noon!. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They want him to write the letter | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | demand | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | want | ||
5. | want (om tilstand) be without, lack; be deficient in | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Want courtesy. Want the strength to go on living. Flood victims wanting food and shelter. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | lack, miss | ||