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Meaning of wants
noun
- A desire, wish, longing.
- (often followed by of) Lack, absence.
- Poverty.
- Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
- A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
verb
- To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand. Example: 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. Example: Danish police want him for embezzlement.
- To desire (to experience desire); to wish. Example: You can leave if you want.
- (usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought). Example: 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). Example: That chair wants fixing.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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