want

1. A state of extreme poverty (synset 114517010)
   is a type of: impoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
   same as: deprivation, neediness, privation
2. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (synset 114472871)
   "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"
   is a type of: demand, need - a condition requiring relief
   subtypes:

   • absence - the state of being absent
   • dearth, famine, shortage - an acute insufficiency
   • deficit - a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
   • mineral deficiency - lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism
   • shortness - the condition of being short of something
   • stringency, tightness - a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
   same as: deficiency, lack
3. Anything that is necessary but lacking (synset 109390888)
   "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
   is a type of: essential, necessary, necessity, requirement, requisite - anything indispensable
   same as: need
4. A specific feeling of desire (synset 107501369)
   "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
   is a type of: desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
   subtypes: velleity - a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
   same as: wish, wishing

1. Feel or have a desire for;
   Want strongly (synset 201829179)
   "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
   subtypes:

   • crave, hunger, lust, starve, thirst - have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
   • fancy, go for, take to - have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
   • miss - feel or suffer from the lack of
   • hope - be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
   • wish - hope for; have a wish
   • wish, wish well - feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
   • care, like, wish - prefer or wish to do something
   • itch, spoil - have a strong desire or urge to do something
   • like - want to have
   • ambition - have as one's ambition
   • feel like - have an inclination for something or some activity
   • begrudge, envy - be envious of; set one's heart on
   • lech after, lust after - have a strong sexual desire for
   • hanker, long, yearn - desire strongly or persistently
   • seek - try to get or reach
   same as: desire
2. Have need of (synset 201191258)
   "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
   is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
   subtypes: cry - demand immediate action
   same as: need, require
3. Hunt or look for;
   Want for a particular reason (synset 201319724)
   "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
   is a type of: look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
   verb group: want - wish or demand the presence of
4. Wish or demand the presence of (synset 200711034)
   "I want you here at noon!"
   is a type of: demand - request urgently and forcefully
   verb group: want - hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
5. Be without, lack;
   Be deficient in (synset 202638648)
   "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
   is a type of: lack, miss - be without

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