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want

Noun CEFR A1 Common

wɒnt

Definitions

A personification of want.
A desire, wish, longing.
countable
A mole (Talpa europea).
dialectal
To be inclined or desirous; wish: Call me daily if you want.
Lack, absence, deficiency.
countable
To be in need of: You shall want for nothing.
Poverty.
uncountable
want in (or out),Informal. to desire admission or inclusion (or withdrawal).
Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
countable, uncountable
(American) a classified ad. kleinadvertensie إعْلان طَلَب، إعْلان مُبَوَّب لِطَلَب الوَظائِف обявление във вестник в колона търси се classificados inzerát ,,hledám`` die“gesucht”-Anzeigen rubrikannonce μικρή αγγελία anuncio clasificado tööpakkumis- või -otsimiskuulutus آگهي نيازمنديها pikkuilmoitus petite annonce מוֹדָעַת דְרוּשִׁים आवश्यकता है का इश्तहार oglas iz rubrike „Traži se“ apróhirdetés iklan baris (piccola pubblicità) 求人広告 구인 광고 skelbimas „Reikalinga“ darba sludinājums iklan sulit a...
American
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
UK, countable, uncountable
to lack. She wants for nothing. kort, kortkom يَحْتاجُ إلى، يَنْقُصُه имам нужда от precisar postrádat es fehlt ihr etc.an mangle στερούμαι, μου λείπει faltar, carecer puuduma كمبود داشتن puuttua manquer de חַסֵר - तंगी oskudijevati hiányt szenved vmiben kekurangan skorta mancare di 不足する 부족함을 느끼는 (kam) stigti izjust trūkumu kekurangan ontberenmangle, savne odczuwać brak carecer a-i lipsi, a nu avea нуждаться chýbať pogrešati oskudevati sakna ขาดแคลน muhtaç olmak, ihtiyacı olmak 缺少 потребувати...
To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly: She wants a glass of water. They want to leave. See Synonyms at desire.
To request the presence or assistance of: You are wanted by your office.
To have an inclination toward; like: Say what you want, but be tactful.
Informal To be obliged (to do something): You want to be careful on the ice.
Informal
To be in need of; require: "'Your hair wants cutting,' said the Hatter" (Lewis Carroll).

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of want.

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Equivalents

Españolafán anhelo deseardeseo egestad falta querer

Françaisbesoin désir manquemisère pauvreté vouloir

DeutschMangel Not wollen

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Afrikaanswil

العربيةأراد الحاجة بدبغى بغي حاجة حب رغب شاء شجب شجو شهلاء عايز قلة

Azərbaycan diliistəmək

Беларускаяжадаць захацець пажадацьхацець

Българскибедност желание желаяискам ли́пса недостиг нужда

বাংলাইচ্ছা চাওয়া

བོད་སྐད།དགོས

BosanskiCìon gusto mahunoreti voli е нужда

Catalàdesig voler

Češtinachtít

Cymraegbod am bod eisiau

Danskbehov brist kræveønske ville

Ελληνικάανάγκη θέλω

Esperantodeziri voli

Eestisoovima tahtma

Euskaranahi izan

فارسیآرزو تَنگدَستی خواستننیاز

Suomihalu haluta kaipuuköyhyys mieliteko puute tahtoa

Vosa Vakavitivinakata

Gaeilgear an gcaolchuid ceal díothacht

Gàidhligcion easbhaidh gainnegainnead iarr iùnais

Galegocobiza desexo querervontade

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻimakemake

עבריתחפץ רָצָה

हिन्दीआशा इच्छा कामनाखुजली ख़्वाहिश ग़रीबी चाव चाह चाहत चाहना चुल तंगी तृष्णा नियाज़नीयत मुराद लालसा हाजत

HrvatskiCìon gusto mahunoreti voli е нужда

Magyarakar

Հայերենկարիք ուզել ուզենալպակաս

Bahasa Indonesiahendak mau menginginkan

Íslenskavilja

Italianomancanza miseria povertàvoglia volere

日本語望む欲欲しい欲する欲求

ქართულისურვილი

Қазақ тілікелу қалау тілеу

ភាសាខ្មែរចង់

한국어-고 싶다 바라다 빌다싶다 원하다

Kurdîakar can duafê halû mahû not

Кыргызчакелүү

Latinaaerumna deficientia deliquiuminopia vacivitas volo

ລາວຕ້ອງການ

Lietuviųnorėti

Latviešugribēt vēlēties

Te Reo Māorimanako mate

Македонскисака

മലയാളംആഗ്രഹം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുക

Монголдурлах

Bahasa Melayuhendak ingin kemahuanmahu

Maltiried

မြန်မာချင်း လို လိုချင်အလို

नेपालीचाहनु

Nederlandsbehoefte tekort willen

ଓଡ଼ିଆଚାହିଁବା

Polskianimusz chcieć życzyć

پښتوغوښتل

Portuguêsafã desejar faltapobreza querer vontade

Românăvrea

Русскийбедность желание желатьзахотеть недостаток нищета нужда отсутствие пожелать потре́бность ску́дность хотеть

සිංහලඅඩුව පවතිනවා

Slovenčinachcieť

Slovenščinahoteti

Shqipdua

СрпскиCìon gusto mahunoreti voli е нужда

Sesothobatla

Svenskabrist vilja

Kiswahilitaka

தமிழ்வேண்டு

తెలుగుకోరిక

Тоҷикӣхостан

ไทยต้องการ อยาก เอา

Türkmençeislemek

Tagaloggusto ibig kagustuhannais

Türkçeistek istemek

Українськабажати хотіти

اردوچاہنا

O'zbekchaistamoq xohlamoq

Tiếng Việtcan muộn

Yorùbáfẹ́

中文е щён 想想欲想要愛 /爱欲要需要願意 /愿意

繁體中文щён 想想欲想要欲要需要

Examples

“After a search ⟳ which produced most of the things on our wants list, we went down to picnic on the shore in the sunshine-with a good stretch ⟳ of shingle behind us over which no triffid could approach ⟳ unheard.”

“She showed a want ⟳ of caution in renting her house to complete ⟳ strangers.”

“[H]eavens and honour be witness, that no want ⟳ of resolution in me, but only my followers' base ⟳ and ignominious treasons, makes me betake me to my heels.”

“They are wet ⟳ with the showres of the mountaines, and imbrace the rocke for want ⟳ of a shelter ⟳.”

“Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches, as to conceive how others can be in want ⟳.”

“Habitual superfluities become ⟳ actual wants.”

“Lic. She hath the ears of a want ⟳. / Pec. Doth she want ⟳ ears?”

CEFR level

Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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