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wants |
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 -------------- Grep of noun want want want ad wanter wanton wantonness Overview of noun want The noun want has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) privation, want deprivation -- (a state of extreme poverty) 2. (1) lack, deficiency, want -- (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost") 3. (1) need want -- (anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants") 4. (1) wish, wishing, want -- (a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire") 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 noun want The noun want has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (3) privation, want deprivation -- (a state of extreme poverty) 2. (1) lack, deficiency, want -- (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost") 3. (1) need want -- (anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants") 4. (1) wish, wishing, want -- (a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire") 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")
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