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English noun: want | |||
| 1. | want (state) a state of extreme poverty | ||
| Synonyms | deprivation, neediness, privation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impoverishment, poorness, poverty | ||
| 2. | want (state) the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | deficiency, lack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demand, need | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absence, dearth, deficit, famine, mineral deficiency, shortage, shortness, stringency, tightness | ||
| 3. | want (object) anything that is necessary but lacking | ||
| Samples | He had sufficient means to meet his simple needs. I tried to supply his wants. | ||
| Synonyms | need | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | essential, necessary, necessity, requirement, requisite | ||
| 4. | want (feeling) a specific feeling of desire | ||
| Samples | He got his wish. He was above all wishing and desire. | ||
| Synonyms | wish, wishing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | desire | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | velleity | ||
English verb: want | |||
| 1. | want (emotion) feel or have a desire for; want strongly | ||
| Samples | I want to go home now. I want my own room. | ||
| Examples | They want him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | desire | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 (consumption) have need of | ||
| Samples | This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner. | ||
| Examples | They want more bread, They want him to write the letter, They want to move | ||
| Synonyms | need, require | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cry | ||
| 3. | want (contact) hunt or look for; want for a particular reason | ||
| Samples | Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI. Uncle Sam wants you. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | look for, search, seek | ||
| Verb group | want | ||
| 4. | want (cognition) wish or demand the presence of | ||
| Samples | I want you here at noon!. | ||
| Examples | They want him to write the letter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demand | ||
| Verb group | want | ||
| 5. | want (stative) be without, lack; be deficient in | ||
| Samples | Want courtesy. Want the strength to go on living. Flood victims wanting food and shelter. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lack, miss | ||
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