Want

/wɔnt/

noun

  1. A desire, wish, longing.

  2. (often followed by of) Lack, absence.

  3. Poverty.

verb

  1. To 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.

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

    Danish police want him for embezzlement.

  3. To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

    You can leave if you want.

Synonyms: set one's heart on, wish, would like, without, in need, need

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