WANT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a specific feeling of desire
   Synonym(s)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
   • wishing (what does wishing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he got his wish
   • he was above all wishing and desire
   Hypernyms(s) want is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • desire (what does desire mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • velleity (what does velleity mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • desire (what does desire mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
   • care (what does care mean?)
   • like (what does like mean?)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
   • wish well (what does wish well mean?)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
2. Meaning
   • anything that is necessary but lacking
   Synonym(s)
   • need (what does need mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
   • I tried to supply his wants
   Hypernyms(s) want is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • necessity (what does necessity mean?)
   • essential (what does essential mean?)
   • requirement (what does requirement mean?)
   • requisite (what does requisite mean?)
   • necessary (what does necessary mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • require (what does require mean?)
   • necessitate (what does necessitate mean?)
   • ask (what does ask mean?)
   • postulate (what does postulate mean?)
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • require (what does require mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • involve (what does involve mean?)
   • call for (what does call for mean?)
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
   Synonym(s)
   • deficiency (what does deficiency mean?)
   • lack (what does lack mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) want is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • absence (what does absence mean?)
   • dearth (what does dearth mean?)
   • famine (what does famine mean?)
   • shortage (what does shortage mean?)
   • mineral deficiency (what does mineral deficiency mean?)
   • stringency (what does stringency mean?)
   • tightness (what does tightness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • require (what does require mean?)
   • miss (what does miss mean?)
   • lack (what does lack mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a state of extreme poverty
   Synonym(s)
   • deprivation (what does deprivation mean?)
   • privation (what does privation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) want is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • poverty (what does poverty mean?)
   • poorness (what does poorness mean?)
   • impoverishment (what does impoverishment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deprive (what does deprive mean?)
   • strip (what does strip mean?)
   • divest (what does divest mean?)
   • deprive (what does deprive mean?)
   • impoverish (what does impoverish mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)

WANT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • wish or demand the presence of
   Usage Example(s)
   • I want you here at noon!
   Hypernyms(s) want is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wanter (what does wanter mean?)
   • needer (what does needer mean?)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
   • wishing (what does wishing mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
2. Meaning
   • have need of
   Synonym(s)
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • require (what does require mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
   Hypernyms(s) want is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • be (what does be mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cry (what does cry mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • necessity (what does necessity mean?)
   • essential (what does essential mean?)
   • requirement (what does requirement mean?)
   • requisite (what does requisite mean?)
   • necessary (what does necessary mean?)
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
   • wanter (what does wanter mean?)
   • needer (what does needer mean?)
   • lack (what does lack mean?)
   • deficiency (what does deficiency mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
3. Meaning
   • hunt or look for
   • want for a particular reason
   Usage Example(s)
   • Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI
   • Uncle Sam wants you
   Hypernyms(s) want is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • search (what does search mean?)
   • seek (what does seek mean?)
   • look for (what does look for mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wanter (what does wanter mean?)
   • needer (what does needer mean?)
4. Meaning
   • feel or have a desire for
   • want strongly
   Synonym(s)
   • desire (what does desire mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I want to go home now
   • I want my own room
   Hyponym(s)
   • crave (what does crave mean?)
   • hunger (what does hunger mean?)
   • thirst (what does thirst mean?)
   • starve (what does starve mean?)
   • lust (what does lust mean?)
   • fancy (what does fancy mean?)
   • go for (what does go for mean?)
   • take to (what does take to mean?)
   • miss (what does miss mean?)
   • hope (what does hope mean?)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
   • wish well (what does wish well mean?)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
   • care (what does care mean?)
   • like (what does like mean?)
   • itch (what does itch mean?)
   • spoil (what does spoil mean?)
   • like (what does like mean?)
   • ambition (what does ambition mean?)
   • feel like (what does feel like mean?)
   • envy (what does envy mean?)
   • begrudge (what does begrudge mean?)
   • lust after (what does lust after mean?)
   • lech after (what does lech after mean?)
   • hanker (what does hanker mean?)
   • long (what does long mean?)
   • yearn (what does yearn mean?)
   • seek (what does seek mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wanter (what does wanter mean?)
   • needer (what does needer mean?)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
   • wishing (what does wishing mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • desire (what does desire mean?)
   • desire (what does desire mean?)
   • desire (what does desire mean?)
5. Meaning
   • be without, lack
   • be deficient in
   Usage Example(s)
   • want courtesy
   • want the strength to go on living
   • flood victims wanting food and shelter
   Hypernyms(s) want is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • miss (what does miss mean?)
   • lack (what does lack mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wanter (what does wanter mean?)
   • needer (what does needer mean?)
   • lack (what does lack mean?)
   • deficiency (what does deficiency mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • privation (what does privation mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • deprivation (what does deprivation mean?)
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)