Wanted

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Want \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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wanted
       adj 1: desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off
              the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted
              poster" [ant: {unwanted}]
       2: freely permitted or invited; "invited guests" [syn: {invited}]
       3: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a
          cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured
          heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" [syn: {cherished}, {precious},
           {treasured}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "wanted":
     called for, coveted, desired, essential, hoped-for, in demand,
     indicated, indispensable, irreducible, irreductible, irreplaceable,
     longed-for, necessary, needed, needful, popular, prerequisite,
     required, requisite, unforgoable, vital, wished-for