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wanting

/ˈwɒntɪŋ/ /ˈwɑntɪŋ/

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verb

Wünschen, begehren, verlangen

To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.

Examples :

"What do you want to eat? I want you to leave. I never wanted to go back to live with my mother."

Was möchtest du essen? Ich möchte, dass du gehst. Ich wollte nie wieder bei meiner Mutter leben.

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verb

Wünschen, verlangen

(in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.

Examples :

"Danish police want him for embezzlement."

Die dänische Polizei will ihn wegen Unterschlagung.

business demand

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verb

Wünschen, begehren

To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

Examples :

"You can leave if you want."

Du kannst gehen, wenn du willst.

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verb

Solltest, solltest tun

(usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).

Examples :

"You’ll want to repeat this three or four times to get the best result."

Du solltest dies drei- oder viermal wiederholen, um das beste Ergebnis zu erzielen.

grammar language

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verb

Benötigen, brauchen

(now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).

Examples :

"That chair wants fixing."

Dieser Stuhl muss repariert werden.

demand condition

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verb

Benötigen, brauchen

(now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.

Examples :

"The elderly woman was wanting a new pair of glasses for reading her mail. "

Die alte Frau brauchte eine neue Brille, um ihre Post zu lesen.

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verb

Fehlen, mangeln

To be lacking or deficient or absent.

Examples :

"There was something wanting in the play."

In dem Stück fehlte etwas.

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verb

Benötigen, mangeln

To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.

Examples :

"The paupers desperately want."

Die Armen benötigen dringend.

condition economy society suffering value state human

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verb

Fehlen, mangeln

To lack and be without, to not have (something).

Examples :

"She wanted anything she needed."

Ihr fehlte alles, was sie brauchte.

condition state situation

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verb

Entbehren, verzichten

(by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without.

Examples :

"My brother is wanting a new phone, but he's happy to use his old one for now. "

Mein Bruder möchte ein neues Telefon, aber er ist im Moment froh, sein altes zu benutzen.

condition economy demand business finance

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adjective

Wünschend, begehrend

That wants or desires.

Examples :

"My sister is wanting a new bicycle for her birthday. "

Meine Schwester wünscht sich zum Geburtstag ein neues Fahrrad.

attitude human emotion

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adjective

Fehlend, mangelnd

Absent or lacking.

Examples :

"The project was wanting in creativity; it lacked original ideas. "

Dem Projekt fehlte es an Kreativität; ihm mangelte es an originellen Ideen.

condition quality state

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adjective

Mangelhaft, unzureichend

Examples :

"The student's performance was wanting; she consistently missed key concepts in class. "

Die Leistung der Schülerin war mangelhaft; sie verpasste durchweg Schlüsselkonzepte im Unterricht.

condition quality negative

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preposition

Ohne, außer

Without, except, but.

Examples :

"The teacher gave extra help to the students, wanting any confusion to be cleared up. "

Der Lehrer gab den Schülern zusätzliche Hilfe, ohne dass Verwirrung aufkam.

grammar language

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preposition

Abzüglich, ohne

Less, short of, minus.

Examples :

"The store had 100 apples, but there were only 20 wanting to be sold. "

Der Laden hatte 100 Äpfel, aber es sollten nur 20 verkauft werden.

amount number math

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noun

Wunsch, Verlangen

The state of wanting something; desire.

Examples :

"My wanting a new bike was evident in my frequent visits to the bike shop. "

Mein Wunsch nach einem neuen Fahrrad war in meinen häufigen Besuchen im Fahrradladen offensichtlich.

mind emotion attitude