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wanting |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb want 2 of 5 senses of want Sense 1 desire, want => crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust => fancy, go for take to => miss => hope => wish => wish, wish well => wish, care like => itch => like => ambition => feel like => envy, begrudge => lust after lech after => hanker, long, yearn => need => seek Sense 2 want need require => cry Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb want 2 of 5 senses of want Sense 1 desire, want => crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust => fancy, go for take to => miss => regret => long, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish => die => hope => wish => hope, trust, desire => wish, wish well => wish, care like => please => itch => like => ambition => feel like => envy, begrudge => covet => salivate, drool => lust after lech after => hanker, long, yearn => need => seek => bid => quest Sense 2 want need require => cry Entailment of verb want Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb want 5 senses of want Sense 1 desire, want Sense 2 want need require => be Sense 3 want => demand Sense 4 want => search, seek, look for Sense 5 want lack => miss, lack Familiarity of verb want want used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb want Sense 3 want => demand Sense 4 want => search, seek, look for -------------- Sense 1 desire, want -------------- Sense 2 want need require => be -------------- Sense 5 want lack => miss, lack -------------- Overview of verb want The verb want has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (1242) desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for want strongly; "I want to go home now "I want my own room") 2. (124) want need require -- (have need of: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner") 3. (12) want -- (wish or demand the presence of "I want you here at noon!") 4. (9) want -- (hunt or look for want for a particular reason: "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you") 5. (5) want lack -- (be without lack; be deficient in "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter") Overview of adj wanting The adj wanting has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lacking, missing, nonexistent, wanting -- (not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book") 2. deficient, lacking, wanting -- (inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting") Antonyms of adj wanting 2 senses of wanting Sense 1 lacking(prenominal), missing, nonexistent, wanting(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA absent) -> present Sense 2 deficient, lacking(prenominal), wanting(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA inadequate) -> adequate Similarity of adj wanting 2 senses of wanting Sense 1 lacking(prenominal), missing, nonexistent, wanting(postnominal) => absent (vs. present) Sense 2 deficient, lacking(prenominal), wanting(prenominal) => inadequate (vs. adequate) Attributes of adj wanting Familiarity of adj wanting wanting used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj wanting wanting Overview of verb want The verb want has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (1242) desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for want strongly; "I want to go home now "I want my own room") 2. (124) want need require -- (have need of: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner") 3. (12) want -- (wish or demand the presence of "I want you here at noon!") 4. (9) want -- (hunt or look for want for a particular reason: "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you") 5. (5) want lack -- (be without lack; be deficient in "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter") Overview of adj wanting The adj wanting has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lacking, missing, nonexistent, wanting -- (not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book") 2. deficient, lacking, wanting -- (inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting")
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