Meaning & use
want
To have a desire or wish for something, or to feel that something is needed or lacking.
See it in a sentence
She has always wanted to travel to Japan and see the cherry blossoms in spring.
The old house showed clear signs of want, with peeling paint and a leaking roof.
A note on using this word
As a noun, want often means a lack of something necessary, as in "for want of a better plan," a more formal use than the common verb.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A lack or absence of something necessary or desired.
The crops failed for want of rain during the driest summer in a decade.
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