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Want, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wanting.]
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1. To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, “to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing.”
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They that want honesty, want anything. Beau. & Fl.
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Nor think, though men were none,
That heaven would want spectators, God want praise. Milton.
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The unhappy never want enemies. Richardson.
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2. To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, “in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes”.
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3. To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave. “ What wants my son?” Addison.
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I want to speak to you about something. A. Trollope.
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