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Meaning of wanting

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

wanting

Pronunciation:/ˈwɒntɪŋ//ˈwɑntɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. (in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.

    Example: Danish police want him for embezzlement.

  3. To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

    Example: You can leave if you want.

  4. (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.

adjective

Definitions

  1. That wants or desires.

  2. Absent or lacking.

  3. Deficient.

preposition

Definitions

  1. Without, except, but.

  2. Less, short of, minus.