verb Download 🔗Share 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." attitude emotion demand Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with. Examples : "Danish police want him for embezzlement." demand business job service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To desire (to experience desire); to wish. Examples : "You can leave if you want." attitude mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (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." language grammar Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun). Examples : "That chair wants fixing." demand condition state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need. Examples : "Since we wanted more hands to finish the project on time, we asked for volunteers. " demand Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be lacking or deficient or absent. Examples : "There was something wanting in the play." negative condition gap demand Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack. Examples : "The paupers desperately want." condition situation economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lack and be without, to not have (something). Examples : "She wanted anything she needed." attitude emotion mind sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without. Examples : "She wanted nothing more than a quiet afternoon, but the children's noisy games continued nonetheless. " attitude demand Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Wished for; desired; sought Examples : "Here are a few options, all clear, simple, and contextually accurate: * She was the wanted new employee because of her experience. * The wanted toy was sold out everywhere. * He became the wanted witness in court. " demand attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight. Examples : "The bank robber is wanted by the police and should be considered armed and dangerous. " police law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading