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   want

   /wɒnt/

   verb

   • 1. have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for: "I want an apple" Similar desirewish forhope forfancyhave a fancy fortake a fancy tohave an inclination forcare forlikeset one's heart onlong foryearn forpine forsigh forcravehanker afterhunger forthirst forlust aftercry out forbe desperate foritch forcovetneedbe bent oninformal:have a yen forbe dying for
   • ▪ wish to speak to (someone): "Tony wants me in the studio"
   • ▪ (of a suspected criminal) be sought by the police for questioning: "he is wanted by the police in connection with an arms theft"
   • ▪ desire (someone) sexually: "I've wanted you since the first moment I saw you"
   • ▪ desire to be in or out of a particular place or situation: informal North American "if anyone wants out, there's the door"
   • 2. should or need to do something: informal "you don't want to believe everything you hear" Similar shouldoughtneedmust
   • ▪ (of a thing) require to be attended to in a specified way: British "the wheel wants greasing" Similar needbe/stand in need ofrequiredemandcry out for
   • 3. lack something desirable or essential: literary "you shall want for nothing while you are with me"
   • ▪ (chiefly used in expressions of time) lack or be short of (a specified amount or thing): archaic "it wanted twenty minutes to midnight"

   noun

   • 1. a lack or deficiency of something: "Victorian houses which are in want of repair" Similar lackabsencenon-existenceunavailabilitydearthdeficiencyinadequacyinsufficiencypaucityshortageshortfallshortnessscarcityscarcenessscantinessundersupplydeficitrare:exiguityOpposite abundancepresence
   • ▪ the state of being poor and in need of essentials; poverty: "freedom from want" Similar needneedinessausterityprivationdeprivationpovertyimpoverishmentimpecuniousnessimpecuniositypennilessnesspauperismpenurydestitutionfaminedroughtindigenceOpposite wealthplenty
   • 2. a desire for something: "the expression of our wants and desires" Similar wishdesiredemandlongingyearningfancycravinghankeringneedrequirementnecessityessentialrequisiteinformal:yen

   Word Origin Middle English: the noun from Old Norse vant, neuter of vanr ‘lacking’; the verb from Old Norse vanta‘be lacking’. The original notion of ‘lack’ was early extended to ‘need’ and from this developed the sense ‘desire’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wanter noun

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   What does want mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! WANT definition: 1. to wish for a particular thing or plan of action. "Want" is not used in polite requests: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   What is a want in marketing?

   • Wants are the desires which are not necessary for survival. Marketers play an important role in creating demand by customizing needs. Culture and personal preference based on experience shape a person’s wants. A want is basically shaped by a person’s society and described in terms of objects that satisfy their needs

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   What does it mean if someone wants something?

   • to have a desire or a wish for something/somebody want somebody/something Do you want some more tea? If you want more information, visit the website. The US wants access to Chinese markets. The voters seem to want a reason to vote for him. She's always wanted a large family. If you want some help, just ask. I want a new job.

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   What is the difference between want and need?

   • To want is not the same as to need, which is when someone must have something. People often talk about wanting a thing, when they really mean they need it. Wants and needs can be for the same things. To want something implies a desire or a preference, while to need something implies a necessity.

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   How do you use want in a sentence?

   • It is almost always in the present simple, but we can also use it with ’ll (the short form of will): … for want of For want of anything better to do I watched television for a while. If we fail it won't be for want of trying (= we have tried even if we fail). He appeared tired and in want of a shave. Our wants are few. [ T ] Who wants ice cream?

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   How do you say if you want something?

   • 1. If you want something, you feel a desire or a need for it. [...] 2. You can say that you want to say something to indicate that you are about to say it. [...] 3. If you say to someone that you want something, or ask them if they want to do it, you are firmly telling them what you want or what you want them to do. [...]

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   • to have a desire or a wish for something/somebody. want somebody/something Do you want some more tea? to want children/kids. to want peace/war/change. Voters want answers to these questions,
   • (informal) to need something. want something We'll want more furniture for the new office. What this house wants is a good clean. It wants a special sort of person for that job.
   • [usually passive] want somebody (+ adv./ prep.) to need somebody to be present in the place or for the purpose mentioned. She's wanted immediately in the director's office.
   • want to do something (informal) used to give advice to somebody, meaning ‘should’ or ‘ought to’ If possible, you want to avoid alcohol. He wants to be more careful.

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   Want definition: to feel a need or a desire for; wish for. See examples of WANT used in a sentence.