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wanted
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 -- (be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter")
Overview of adj wanted
The adj wanted has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. wanted -- (desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster")
2. cherished, precious, treasured, wanted -- (characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted")
Grep of noun wanted
international wanted notice
wanted notice
wanted poster
Antonyms of verb want
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb want
5 senses of want
Sense 1
desire, want
Sense 2
want, need, require
=> be
Sense 3
want
=> demand
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 4
want
=> search, seek, look for
Sense 5
want
=> miss, lack
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, spoil
=> like
=> ambition
=> feel like
=> envy, begrudge
=> lust after, lech after
=> hanker, long, yearn
=> seek
Sense 2
want, need, require
=> cry
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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
=> miss, lack
'Cause To' of verb want
Derived Forms of verb want
5 senses of want
Sense 1
desire, want
RELATED TO>(noun) wanter#1
=> wanter, needer
RELATED TO>(noun) want#4
=> wish, wishing, want
Sense 2
want, need, require
RELATED TO>(noun) wanter#1
=> wanter, needer
RELATED TO>(noun) want#2
=> lack, deficiency, want
RELATED TO>(noun) want#3
=> need, want
Sense 3
want
RELATED TO>(noun) wanter#1
=> wanter, needer
RELATED TO>(noun) want#4
=> wish, wishing, want
Sense 4
want
RELATED TO>(noun) wanter#1
=> wanter, needer
Sense 5
want
RELATED TO>(noun) wanter#1
=> wanter, needer
RELATED TO>(noun) want#2
=> lack, deficiency, want
RELATED TO>(noun) want#1
=> privation, want, deprivation, neediness
RELATED TO>(noun) want#3
=> need, want
Domain of verb want
Domain Terms of verb want
Familiarity of verb want
want used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb want
5 senses of want
Sense 1
desire, want
EX: They want him to write the letter
Sense 2
want, need, require
EX: They want more bread
EX: They want him to write the letter
EX: They want to move
Sense 3
want
EX: They want him to write the letter
Sense 4
want
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 5
want
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb want
4 of 5 senses of want
Sense 2
want, need, require
> be
=> look
=> suffer, hurt
=> be well
=> suffer
=> feel
=> stay, remain, rest
=> continue
=> sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> rank
=> point
=> want, need, require
=> compact, pack
=> rest
=> cut
=> seethe, boil
=> mope, moon around, moon about
=> look, appear, seem
=> appear, seem
=> owe
=> belong
=> cover
=> represent
=> account
=> cut across
=> begin, start
=> begin
=> stand
=> specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
=> go
=> make sense, add up
=> consist, comprise
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> account for
=> remain
=> stand by, stick by, stick, adhere
=> loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
=> total, number, add up, come, amount
=> count, matter, weigh
=> rate
=> deserve, merit
=> buy
=> shine
=> fall
=> depend
=> underlie
=> stink
=> subtend, delimit
=> incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
=> contain, take, hold
=> cost, be
=> measure
=> hum, buzz, seethe
=> pass
=> abound
=> disagree, disaccord, discord
=> gape, yawn, yaw
=> tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> run, go
=> figure, enter
=> press
=> rage
=> relate, interrelate
=> rut
=> stagnate
=> stagnate
=> come in handy
=> squat
=> hoodoo
=> impend
=> range, run
=> stay, stay on, continue, remain
=> sell
=> translate
=> head, head up
=> come in for
=> compare
=> fall, come
=> run into, encounter
=> gravitate
=> pay
=> diverge
=> shine
=> iridesce
=> lie
=> stand
=> hang
=> litter
=> suit
=> end, terminate
=> fit
=> lend
=> let go
=> belong
=> belong
=> wind, twist, curve
=> jumble, mingle
=> promise
=> accept, take
=> clean
=> draw
=> wash
=> balance
=> hail, come
=> act
=> test
=> seem
=> answer
=> beat
=> hold
=> contain
=> connect
=> sell
=> sell
=> kill
=> make
=> deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
=> consist
=> work
=> lubricate
=> breathe
=> trim
=> swing
=> osculate
=> retard
=> transplant
=> cohere
=> object
=> stick
=> recognize
=> distribute
=> put out
Sense 3
want
> demand
=> want
=> ask, require, expect
=> clamor, clamour
=> dun
=> ask
Sense 4
want
> search, seek, look for
=> dredge, drag
=> finger
=> grope, fumble
=> divine
=> browse, surf
=> leave no stone unturned
=> hunt
=> gather
=> want
=> scour
=> seek out
=> quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
=> fish, angle
=> grub
=> feel
=> shop, browse
Sense 5
want
> miss, lack
=> want
=> exclude
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb want
Sense 3
want
=> demand
Sense 4
want
=> search, seek, look for
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Sense 1
desire, want
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Sense 2
want, need, require
=> be
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Sense 5
want
=> miss, lack
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Grep of verb want
want
wanton
wanton away
Antonyms of adj wanted
2 senses of wanted
Sense 1
wanted (vs. unwanted)
unwanted (vs. wanted)
=> abdicable
=> cast-off(prenominal), discarded, throwaway(prenominal), thrown-away(prenominal)
=> friendless, outcast
=> outcaste, casteless
=> uncalled-for
=> unclaimed
=> undesired, unsought
=> unwelcome, unwished, unwished-for
Sense 2
cherished, precious, treasured, wanted
INDIRECT (VIA loved) -> unloved
Similarity of adj wanted
2 senses of wanted
Sense 1
wanted (vs. unwanted)
=> craved, desired
=> hot
=> longed-for, wished-for, yearned-for
=> sought, sought-after(prenominal)
Also See> desirable#1; loved#1; welcome#1
Sense 2
cherished, precious, treasured, wanted
=> loved (vs. unloved)
Pertainyms of adj wanted
Attributes of adj wanted
Domain of adj wanted
Domain Terms of adj wanted
Familiarity of adj wanted
wanted used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj wanted
unwanted
wanted
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