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to want
01
to wish to do or have something
Transitive: to want sth | to want to do sth
1.1
to have a need for something
1.2
to sexually desire someone
02
to desire or need someone or something to be in a specific place or doing a certain thing
Complex Transitive: to want sb/sth somewhere | to want sb to do sth
2.1
(of a suspect) to be searched for by the police for interrogation or questioning
03
used to advise someone or give suggestions about a certain matter
Transitive: to want to do sth
04
to suffer the lack of something
Transitive: to want for sth
Want
01
a state of extreme poverty
02
a specific feeling of desire
03
anything that is necessary but lacking
04
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
want
v
wanted
adj
wanted
adj
wanter
n
wanter
n
wanting
adj
wanting
adj
Example
I just want a glass of water for today.
He wants to go to the beach.
Mary wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
Jane wanted to learn how to play the guitar, so she took lessons.
The recipe wants two cups of flour and one cup of sugar.
