verb🔗ShareTo wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand."What do you want to eat?  I want you to leave.  I never wanted to go back to live with my mother."attitudeemotiondemandChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with."Danish police want him for embezzlement."demandbusinessjobserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo desire (to experience desire); to wish."You can leave if you want."attitudemindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought)."You’ll want to repeat this three or four times to get the best result."languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun)."That chair wants fixing."demandconditionstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need."Since we wanted more hands to finish the project on time, we asked for volunteers. "demandChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be lacking or deficient or absent."There was something wanting in the play."negativeconditiongapdemandChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack."The paupers desperately want."conditionsituationeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lack and be without, to not have (something)."She wanted anything she needed."attitudeemotionmindsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without."She wanted nothing more than a quiet afternoon, but the children's noisy games continued nonetheless. "attitudedemandChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareWished for; desired; sought"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. " demandattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSubject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight."The bank robber is wanted by the police and should be considered armed and dangerous. "policelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading