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wanted

/ˈwɒntɪd/

/ˈwɑntɪd/

wanted back

wantedadjective

more wanted

Comp.

most wanted

Super.

/ˈwɒn.tɪd/

/ˈwɑːn.tɪd/

Translations

convoitéAu sens de « très désiré, très recherché par le public ». Peut s’employer pour des produits, des objets ou des personnes très prisés.

The new smartphone model is highly wanted due to its advanced features.

Le nouveau modèle de smartphone est très convoité en raison de ses fonctionnalités avancées.

recherchéAu sens policier : « recherché par les autorités ». S’emploie surtout pour une personne.

The wanted criminal was finally captured after a lengthy investigation.

Le criminel recherché a finalement été arrêté après une longue enquête.

Definitions

Desired or wished for by many people.

The new smartphone model is highly wanted due to its advanced features.

Sought after by law enforcement or authorities.

The wanted criminal was finally captured after a lengthy investigation.

Synonyms

in demand

Antonyms

wantednoun

wanted

Used, chiefly in plural with the definite article, to denote people sought by law enforcement.

Translations

recherchésEmploi nominal, au pluriel, pour désigner des personnes recherchées par la police.

The police issued new photos of the wanted.

La police a diffusé de nouvelles photos des recherchés.

Definitions

Persons sought by law-enforcement authorities.

The police issued new photos of the wanted.

Synonyms

wantverb

wanted

Past Simple

wanted

Past Simple

wanted

Past Participle

wanting

ing-form

/wɒnt/

/wɑnt/

Translations

vouloir

I want to travel the world someday.

Je veux voyager dans le monde entier un jour.

avoir besoin de

She wants a new phone because her old one is broken.

Elle a besoin d'un nouveau téléphone parce que l'ancien est cassé.

manquer deSens de privation ou d'insuffisance.

The garden wants more sunlight to thrive.

Le jardin manque de soleil pour s'épanouir.

Additional translations

désirerRegistre un peu plus soutenu.

Definitions

To have a desire to possess or do something; to wish for.

I want to travel the world someday.

To feel a need or a desire for something.

She wants a new phone because her old one is broken.

To lack or be short of something desirable or essential.

The garden wants more sunlight to thrive.

Synonyms

desire

wish

crave

long for

yearn for

hanker after

Antonyms

wantgerund / present participle

Definitions

Lacking in a necessary or expected quality; deficient.

His explanation was wanting in clarity.

wantnoun

Definitions

A lack or deficiency of something.

The want of clean water in the village was a major concern for the residents.

A desire or wish for something.

Her want for a new bicycle was evident in her constant talks about it.

A state of being in need or poverty.

The charity was established to help those in want during the harsh winter months.

wantpast participle

wanted

Used attributively, e.g. "a wanted criminal", meaning ‘sought after’ or ‘desired’.

Translations

recherchéEmployé surtout pour une personne recherchée par la police ou les autorités.

The wanted fugitive was finally arrested at the border.

Le fugitif recherché a finalement été arrêté à la frontière.

Definitions

Being sought after or desired, especially by authorities or the public.

The wanted fugitive was finally arrested at the border.

Synonyms