want
/wɑnt/
verb
- To desire or wish for something.
- They want their children to be happy.
- She wants to learn how to play the guitar.
- I want a glass of water, please.
- To need something necessary or important.
- This soup wants a little more salt.
- The car wants a new battery.
- The plants want more sunlight to grow well.
- To lack or be without something necessary.
- The old house wants a good roof.
- She never wants for friends.
- He wants for nothing because his family is very supportive.
Antonyms
noun
- A desire or wish for something.
- She tried to satisfy her want for adventure.
- The child's wants were simple: a toy and a story.
- His greatest want is to travel the world.
- A lack or shortage of something necessary.
- There is no want of food at the festival.
- The project failed for want of funding.
- The region suffers from a want of clean water.