toqus
Dictionary
English
한국어
Register
Login
🔍
want
verb
-
want
,
wanting
,
wants
,
wanted
to
desire
to
have
something
or
to
do
something
•
I
want
a
glass
of
water
,
please
.
I
want
a
glass
of
water
,
please
.
•
Do
you
want
to
watch
a
movie
tonight
?
Do
you
want
to
watch
a
movie
tonight
?
From
Old
Norse
vanta
“
to
be
lacking
”.
verb
-
want
,
wanting
,
wants
,
wanted
(
formal
or
old-fashioned
)
to
lack
or
need
something
;
to
be
without
something
necessary
•
The
garden
wants
watering
after
the
hot
weekend
.
The
garden
wants
watering
after
the
hot
weekend
.
•
Your
essay
still
wants
a
clear
conclusion
.
Your
essay
still
wants
a
clear
conclusion
.
Same
origin
as
main
verb
sense
,
but
preserved
in
older
English
meaning
"
be
lacking
".
noun
-
want
the
state
of
not
having
something
necessary
;
lack
or
deficiency
•
Many
people
suffer
from
want
of
clean
water
.
Many
people
suffer
from
want
of
clean
water
.
•
For
want
of
sleep
,
he
could
not
concentrate
.
For
want
of
sleep
,
he
could
not
concentrate
.
Noun
use
from
sense
of
verb
meaning
“
state
of
lacking
”.
noun
something
that
a
person
desires
rather
than
truly
needs
•
His
greatest
want
is
to
travel
the
world
.
His
greatest
want
is
to
travel
the
world
.
•
We
listed
our
needs
and
wants
before
shopping
for
furniture
.
We
listed
our
needs
and
wants
before
shopping
for
furniture
.
Developed
from
the
verb
sense
“
desire
”
into
a
noun
meaning
the
object
of
desire
.
