Want

  • 31want — [[t]wɒ̱nt[/t]] ♦ wants, wanting, wanted 1) VERB: no cont, no passive If you want something, you feel a desire or a need for it. [V n] I want a drink... [V n] Ian knows exactly what he wants in life and i …

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  • 32want — I UK [wɒnt] / US [wɑnt] verb [transitive] Word forms want : present tense I/you/we/they want he/she/it wants present participle wanting past tense wanted past participle wanted *** Metaphor: Wanting something is like being hungry or thirsty, and… …

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  • 33want — I n. need 1) to fill, meet, satisfy a want 2) to minister to smb. s wants 3) for want of (to die for want of medical care) 4) in want of (in want of a job) poverty 5) in want (to live in want) II v. 1) to want badly, desperately, very much (they… …

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  • 34want — wanter, n. wantless, adj. wantlessness, n. /wont, wawnt/, v.t. 1. to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one s dinner; always wanting something new. 2. to wish, need, crave, demand, or desire (often fol. by an infinitive): I want to… …

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  • 35want — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ material VERB + WANT ▪ meet, satisfy ▪ Society can t satisfy all human wants …

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  • 36want — /wɒnt / (say wont) verb (t) 1. to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one s dinner; always wanting something new. 2. to wish or desire: I want to see you; she wants to be notified. 3. Colloquial ought; need: you want to take more… …

  • 37want*/*/*/ — [wɒnt] verb [T] I 1) to feel that you would like to have, keep, or do something Do you still want these old letters?[/ex] Liz wants to see the gardens.[/ex] She wants a ticket to the concert for her birthday.[/ex] 2) to feel that you would like… …

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  • 38want — [[t]wɒnt, wɔnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want a new dress[/ex] 2) to wish or need (often fol. by an infinitive): I want to see you[/ex] 3) to be deficient in: to want judgment[/ex] 4) to require or need: The house …

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  • 39Want — This article is about the economic concept. For other uses, see Want (disambiguation) In economics, a want is something desired having to do with, distinct from a need. It s said that people have unlimited wants, but limited supplied resources.… …

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  • 40want — noun see for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost wilful waste makes woeful want verb see if you want a thing done well, do it yourself if you want something done, ask a …

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