English dictionary
wanting
verbPronunciation
/ˈwɒntɪŋ/
/ˈwɑntɪŋ/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
- (in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
- To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
- (usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).
- (now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
- (now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.
- To be lacking or deficient or absent.
- To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
- To lack and be without, to not have (something).
- (by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without.
adjective
- That wants or desires.
- Absent or lacking.
- Deficient.
preposition
- Without, except, but.
- Less, short of, minus.
noun
- The state of wanting something; desire.
Example sentences
What do you want to eat? I want you to leave. I never wanted to go back to live with my mother.
Danish police want him for embezzlement.
You can leave if you want.
You’ll want to repeat this three or four times to get the best result.
That chair wants fixing.
There was something wanting in the play.
The paupers desperately want.
She wanted anything she needed.