Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"I want you here at noon!"
Type of:
demand
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 2
"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
cry
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"
"Uncle Sam wants you"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
"want courtesy"
"want the strength to go on living"
"flood victims wanting food and shelter"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 5
"he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"
"I tried to supply his wants"
noun
Sense 6
verb
Sense 7
"I want to go home now"
"I want my own room"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
noun
Sense 8
"he got his wish"
"he was above all wishing and desire"
Type of:
desire
Kinds of:
velleity
noun
Sense 9
"there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"
"water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"
"for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
67
Times Searched
3
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