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want

/wɒnt/

/wɑnt/

want back

wantverb

wanted

Past Simple

wanted

Past Participle

wanting

Gerund

/wɒnt/

/wɑnt/

Translations

хотеть

I want to go to the park.

Я хочу пойти в парк.

желать

I want you to be happy.

Я желаю, чтобы ты был счастлив.

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

hanker after

yearn for

long for

Antonyms

wantgerund / present participle

Definitions

Lacking in a necessary or expected quality; deficient.

His explanation was wanting in clarity.

wantnoun

wants

/wɒnt/

/wɑnt/

Translations

нужда

The want of basic necessities was evident in the impoverished village.

Нужда в основных предметах первой необходимости была очевидна в бедной деревне.

желание

Her want for adventure led her to travel the world.

Ее желание приключений привело ее к путешествиям по миру.

Additional translations

недостаток

потребность

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.

Synonyms

wantpast participle

Definitions

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

The wanted fugitive was finally arrested at the border.