DICTOMETER

WANT

(want, desear, querer, begjære, ville, ønske)

1. Synonyms:
   • Privation
   • Want
   • Deprivation
   • Neediness
   Definitions:
   • a state of extreme poverty
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Lack
   • Deficiency
   • Want
   Definitions:
   • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Need
   • Want
   Definitions:
   • anything that is necessary but lacking
   Examples:
   • He had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
   • I tried to supply his wants
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Wish
   • Wishing
   • Want
   Definitions:
   • a specific feeling of desire
   Examples:
   • He got his wish
   • He was above all wishing and desire
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Desire
   • Want
   Definitions:
   • feel or have a desire for
   • want strongly
   Examples:
   • I want to go home now
   • I want my own room
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Want
   • Need
   • Require
   Definitions:
   • have need of
   Examples:
   • This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Want
   Definitions:
   • hunt or look for
   • want for a particular reason
   Examples:
   • Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI
   • Uncle Sam wants you
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Want
   Definitions:
   • wish or demand the presence of
   Examples:
   • I want you here at noon!
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Want
   Definitions:
   • be without, lack
   • be deficient in
   Examples:
   • Want courtesy
   • Want the strength to go on living
   • Flood victims wanting food and shelter