Want
/wɔnt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Want
noun
verb
- To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
"What do you want to eat? I want you to leave. I never wanted to go back to live with my mother."
- (in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
"Danish police want him for embezzlement."
- To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
"You can leave if you want."
- (usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).
"You’ll want to repeat this three or four times to get the best result."
- (now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
"That chair wants fixing."
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