want

Meanings

• a state of extreme poverty
• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  • "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
• anything that is necessary but lacking
  • "I tried to supply his wants"
• a specific feeling of desire
• feel or have a desire for; want strongly
  • "I want to go home now"
  • "I want my own room"
• have need of
  • "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
• hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
  • "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"
  • "Uncle Sam wants you"
• wish or demand the presence of
  • "I want you here at noon!"
• be without, lack; be deficient in
  • "want courtesy"
  • "want the strength to go on living"
  • "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

Synonyms

deficiency, deprivation, desire, lack, need, neediness, privation, require, wish, wishing