want

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want
wɒnt Listen
Meanings
verb
  • have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
    E.g. I want an apple
  • should or need to do something.
    E.g. you don't want to believe everything you hear
  • lack something desirable or essential.
    E.g. you shall want for nothing while you are with me
noun
  • a lack or deficiency of something.
    E.g. Victorian houses which are in want of repair
  • a desire for something.
    E.g. the expression of our wants and desires

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