want
[ wont, wawnt ]
/ wɒnt, wɔnt /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Idioms for want
- to desire to enter or leave: The cat wants in.
- Informal. to desire acceptance in or release from something specified: I talked with Louie about our plan, and he wants in.
want in/out, Chiefly Midland.
Origin of want
1150–1200; Middle English
wante < Old Norse
vanta to lack
SYNONYMS FOR want
3
need.
11
desideratum.
OTHER WORDS FROM want
Words nearby want
wanna,
wannabe,
wannabee,
wanne-eickel,
wannish,
want,
want ad,
want for nothing,
want in,
want knap,
want list
British Dictionary definitions for self-want (1 of 2)
want
1
/ (wɒnt) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of want
wanter, nounWord Origin for want
C12 (vb, in the sense: it is lacking), C13 (n): from Old Norse
vanta to be deficient; related to Old English
wanian to
wane
British Dictionary definitions for self-want (2 of 2)
want
2
/ (wɒnt) /
noun
English dialect
a mole
Word Origin for want
Old English
wand
Idioms and Phrases with self-want
want