verb🔗ShareQuerer, desear, anhelarTo 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."¿Qué quieres comer? Quiero que te vayas. Nunca quise volver a vivir con mi madre.mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuerer, desear(in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with."Danish police want him for embezzlement."La policía danesa lo quiere por malversación.businessdemandChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuerer, desearTo desire (to experience desire); to wish."You can leave if you want."Puedes irte si quieres.mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeberías, deberías hacer(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."Deberías repetir esto tres o cuatro veces para obtener el mejor resultado.grammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNecesitar, requerir(now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun)."That chair wants fixing."Esa silla necesita ser arreglada.demandconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNecesitar(now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need."The elderly woman was wanting a new pair of glasses for reading her mail. "La anciana necesitaba un nuevo par de gafas para leer su correo.demandChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaltar, carecerTo be lacking or deficient or absent."There was something wanting in the play."Algo faltaba en la obra.conditiongapnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCarecer, necesitarTo be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack."The paupers desperately want."Los pobres carecen desesperadamente.conditioneconomysocietysufferingvaluestatehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCarecer de, faltarTo lack and be without, to not have (something)."She wanted anything she needed."Ella carecía de todo lo que necesitaba.conditionstatesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePrescindir de, carecer de(by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without."My brother is wanting a new phone, but he's happy to use his old one for now. "Mi hermano quiere un teléfono nuevo, pero por ahora está contento con el antiguo.conditioneconomydemandbusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareQue quiere, deseosoThat wants or desires."My sister is wanting a new bicycle for her birthday. "Mi hermana quiere una bicicleta nueva para su cumpleaños.attitudehumanemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAusente, faltoAbsent or lacking."The project was wanting in creativity; it lacked original ideas. "El proyecto carecía de creatividad; le faltaban ideas originales.conditionqualitystateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDeficiente, faltoDeficient."The student's performance was wanting; she consistently missed key concepts in class. "El rendimiento de la estudiante era deficiente; constantemente se perdía conceptos clave en clase.conditionqualitynegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareSin, exceptoWithout, except, but."The teacher gave extra help to the students, wanting any confusion to be cleared up. "El profesor dio ayuda extra a los estudiantes, excepto para que se aclarara cualquier confusión.grammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareMenos, sinLess, short of, minus."The store had 100 apples, but there were only 20 wanting to be sold. "La tienda tenía 100 manzanas, pero solo había 20 para vender.amountnumbermathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeseo, anheloThe state of wanting something; desire."My wanting a new bike was evident in my frequent visits to the bike shop. "Mi deseo de una bicicleta nueva era evidente en mis frecuentes visitas a la tienda de bicicletas.mindemotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
