Meaning of want

Want

Common

verb

•

To

for or

(something); to

a need or

for; to

or

.

•

To

or

to do something

, or to

or

to

from

.

•

To

,

, or

to see, have the

of or

with.

•

To

(to

); to

.

•

To be

to do something (compare should, ought).

•

To

and be

of or

(something, such as a

or

).

•

To have

for (something

or

); to

or need.

•

To be

or

or

.

•

To be

of

; to be

; to

.

•

To

and be without, to not have (something).

•

To

and (

)

.

noun

•

A

,

,

.

•

,

,

.

•

.

•

Something

or

; a

of which the

is

.

•

In British English & Mining:

A

in

,

before the

.

•

(Talpa europea)

name

•

A

personification

of want.

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want

English

wanten

Middle English (1100-1500)

vanta

Old Norse

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