Want
The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing.
Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.
That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure.
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing.
To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes.
To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.
To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four.
To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
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Want Quotations
I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
Albert Einstein
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln
I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
Muhammad Ali
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Abraham Lincoln
At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.
Muhammad Ali
The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.
Abraham Lincoln
If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.
Mother Teresa
Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.
Audrey Hepburn
Want Translations
want in Afrikaans is wil
want in Dutch is wens, lust, verlangen, begeerte, zin
want in Finnish is tahtoa
want in Italian is vuole, volere
want in Latin is opto, egeo, inhio, penuria, sis, volo
want in Portuguese is anseio, queira
want in Spanish is deseo, querer
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