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Wanted - English meaning

Wanted – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.

Usage examples:

I want an apple

Synonims:

DesireWish forHope forFancyHave a fancy forTake a fancy toHave an inclination forCare forLikeSet one's heart onLong forYearn forPine forSigh forCraveHanker afterHunger forThi
verb

Should or need to do something.

Usage examples:

You don't want to believe everything you hear

Synonims:

ShouldOughtNeedMust
verb

Lack something desirable or essential.

Usage examples:

You shall want for nothing while you are with me
noun

A lack or deficiency of something.

Usage examples:

Victorian houses which are in want of repair
noun

A desire for something.

Usage examples:

The expression of our wants and desires
adjective

Being searched for by the police

Usage examples:

He was one of the ten most wanted criminals in america.

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通缉

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Gewild, Gezocht, Gevraagd

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Recherché

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Gesucht, Erwünscht, Begehrt

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चाहता था, आवश्यकता है, जरूरत है, चाहा हुआ, आकांक्षा किया हुआ, चाहिये

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Ricercato, Cercasi, Richiesto

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원한

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Хотел, Разыскиваемый

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Querido, Deseado, Inclinado

Word origin

Middle English: the noun from Old Norse vant, neuter of vanr ‘lacking’; the verb from Old Norse vanta ‘be lacking’. The original notion of ‘lack’ was early extended to ‘need’ and from this de

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Wanted – similar words

want

verb

Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.

Usage examples:

I want an apple
noun

A lack or deficiency of something.

Usage examples:

Victorian houses which are in want of repair

The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

Want - all meanings in English

Wanted synonims

care for

keər

phrasal verb

Be fond of; be attached to

phrasal verb

To provide for a person or animal’s needs and to protect that person or animal

Usage examples:

Bob and his sister take turns caring for their elderly mother., i don’t care for seafood.
Care for - all meanings in English

crave

kreɪv

verb

Feel a powerful desire for (something).

Usage examples:

If only she had shown her daughter the love she craved
verb

To desire something strongly

Usage examples:

The neglected kids just crave attention.
verb

To have a very strong feeling of wanting something

Usage examples:

Crave attention many young children crave attention.
Crave - all meanings in English

desire

dɪˈzaɪər

noun

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Usage examples:

He resisted public desires for choice in education
verb

Strongly wish for or want (something).

Usage examples:

He never achieved the status he so desired
noun

A strong feeling of wanting something, or something you want

Usage examples:

[ u ] he claims to have no desire for wealth., [ c ] she expressed a desire to speak with her attor…
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fancy

ˈfæn.si

adjective

Elaborate in structure or decoration.

Usage examples:

The furniture was very fancy
verb

Feel a desire or liking for.

Usage examples:

Do you fancy a drink?
noun

A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.

Usage examples:

This was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by
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hanker after

phrasal verb

To have a strong wish for something, especially if you cannot or should not have it

Usage examples:

What did you hanker after most when you were in prison?, even after all these years, i still hanker…
Hanker after - all meanings in English

like

preposition

Having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to.

Usage examples:

He used to have a car like mine
conjunction

In the same way that; as.

Usage examples:

People who change countries like they change clothes
noun

Used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another.

Usage examples:

The quotations could be arranged to put like with like
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must

noun

Something that should not be overlooked or missed.

Usage examples:

This video is a must for everyone
noun

Grape juice before or during fermentation.

noun

Mustiness, dampness, or mould.

Usage examples:

A pervasive smell of must
Must - all meanings in English

need

verb

Require (something) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable.

Usage examples:

I need help now
noun

Circumstances in which something is necessary; necessity.

Usage examples:

The basic human need for food
Need - all meanings in English

ought

noun

Archaic term for nought.

pronoun

Variant spelling of aught1.

pronoun

Anything at all.

Usage examples:

Know you aught of this fellow, young sir?
Ought - all meanings in English

should

modal verb

Used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions.

Usage examples:

He should have been careful
modal verb

Used to indicate what is probable.

Usage examples:

£348 m should be enough to buy him out
modal verb

(expressing the conditional mood) referring to a possible event or situation.

Usage examples:

If you should change your mind, i'll be at the hotel
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take a fancy to

phrase

To start liking something or someone very much

Usage examples:

Laura's taken a fancy to japanese food., they visited paris and took a fancy to the people., he sta…
Take a fancy to - all meanings in English

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