ALL meanings of wanting
want·ing
W w - noun wanting Lacking in a certain required or necessary quality. 1
- adjective wanting lacking sth 1
- adjective wanting lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting. 1
- adjective wanting deficient in some part, thing, or respect: to be wanting in courtesy. 1
- preposition wanting lacking; without: a box wanting a lid. 1
- preposition wanting less; minus: a century wanting three years. 1
- verb with object wanting to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new. 1
- verb with object wanting to wish, need, crave, demand, or desire (often followed by an infinitive): I want to see you. She wants to be notified. 1
- verb with object wanting to be without or be deficient in: to want judgment; to want knowledge. 1
- verb with object wanting to fall short by (a specified amount): The sum collected wants but a few dollars of the desired amount. 1
- verb with object wanting to require or need: The house wants painting. 1
- verb without object wanting to feel inclined; wish; like (often followed by to): We can stay home if you want. 1
- verb without object wanting to be deficient by the absence of some part or thing, or to feel or have a need (sometimes followed by for): He did not want for abilities. 1
- verb without object wanting to have need (usually followed by for): If you want for anything, let him know. 1
- verb without object wanting to be in a state of destitution, need, or poverty: She would never allow her parents to want. 1
- verb without object wanting to be lacking or absent, as a part or thing necessary to completeness: All that wants is his signature. 1
- noun wanting something wanted or needed; necessity: My wants are few. 1
- noun wanting something desired, demanded, or required: a person of childish, capricious wants. 1
- noun wanting absence or deficiency of something desirable or requisite; lack: plants dying for want of rain. 1
- noun wanting the state of being without something desired or needed; need: to be in want of an assistant. 1
- noun wanting the state of being without the necessaries of life; destitution; poverty: a country where want is virtually unknown. 1
- noun wanting a sense of lack or need of something: to feel a vague want. 1
- idioms wanting want in / out, Chiefly Midland. to desire to enter or leave: The cat wants in. Informal. to desire acceptance in or release from something specified: I talked with Louie about our plan, and he wants in. 1
- noun wanting The state of wanting something; desire. 0
- verb wanting present participle of want. 0
- adjective wanting Absent or lacking. 0
- preposition wanting without. 0
- adjective wanting If you find something or someone wanting, they are not of as high a standard as you think they should be. 0
- adjective wanting lacking or absent; missing 0
- adjective wanting not meeting requirements or expectations 0
- abbreviation WANTING without 0
- preposition wanting minus 0
- adjective wanting absent; lacking; missing 0
- adjective wanting not up to some standard; inadequate in some essential 0
- preposition wanting lacking (something); without 0
- preposition wanting minus; less 0