verb
wants; wanted; wanting
[+ obj] :to desire or wish for (something)
[+ obj] to need (something)
[+ obj] :to be without (something needed) :lack
not used in progressive tenses [+ obj]
to wish or demand to see or talk to (someone)
to desire (someone) to do something
to seek (someone) in order to make an arrest
usually used as (be) wanted
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] informal :to desire to move or be in or out of a place
usually used figuratively
not used in progressive tenses [+ obj] informal - used to give advice about what someone should do or be; followed by to + verb
not used in progressive tenses [+ obj] :to feel sexual desire for (someone)
want for
[phrasal verb]
want for (something or someone) :to be without (someone or something) :to lack (someone or something)
want no part of/in
want nothing to do with
want rid of
noun
plural wants
formal :the state or condition of not having any or enough of something :lack [singular]
[count] :something that is desired or needed - usually plural
[noncount] :the state or condition of being poor
for (the) want of
because of not having (something) :because (something) does not exist or is not available
in want of
in the condition of wanting or needing (something)
not for want of
not because of not having or doing (something)