wanted

To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.

“What do you want to eat? I want you to leave. I never wanted to go back to live with my mother.”

(in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.

“Danish police want him for embezzlement.”

To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

“You can leave if you want.”

(usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).

“You’ll want to repeat this three or four times to get the best result.”

(now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).

“That chair wants fixing.”

(now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.

To be lacking or deficient or absent.

“There was something wanting in the play.”

To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.

“The paupers desperately want.”

To lack and be without, to not have (something).

“She wanted anything she needed.”

(by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without.

Wished for; desired; sought

Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.