wants

Definition of wants in English English dictionary: plural of want; the form, shaped by culture and individual personality, in which basic human needs are given expression For example, the need to satisfy hunger might be expressed as a want of meat by one person, and as a want of fruit by another See Needs; The apparently limitless desires or wishes people have for particular goods or services; Needs that are learned by a person; (See 66) Needs that are learned by a person Needs that are learned by a person; third-person singular of want; the desire to buy a product you do not already have; The things in life that are not essential for survival but are desired for comfort, convenience or status; What we desire Our wants exceed our income and therefore we make choices about how our limited income will be spent Substitution is important if we are to gain maximum benefit from limited income
want: Poverty
want: Lack, absence
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
want: To wish for or to desire (something)
What do you want to eat?.
want: A desire, wish, longing
want: To lack, not to have (something)
he that hath skill to be a pilot wants a ship; and he that could govern a commonwealth wants means to exercise his worth, hath not a poor office to manage.
want: To be lacking, not to exist
There was something wanting in the play.
want: To be in need of; to require (something)
The mowing-machine always wanted oiling. Barnet turned it under Jacob's window, and it creaked—creaked, and rattled across the lawn and creaked again.
want: {n} need, poverty, lack, deficiency, a mole
want: {v} to be without, need, fail, wish for, be short
coincedence of wants: Coincidence of wants problem (often "double coincidence of wants") is an important category of transaction costs that impose severe limitations on economies lacking money and thus dominated by barter or other in-kind transactions. The problem is caused by the improbability of the wants, needs or events that cause or motivate a transaction occurring at the same time and the same place
double coincedence of wants: Coincidence of wants problem (often "double coincidence of wants") is an important category of transaction costs that impose severe limitations on economies lacking money and thus dominated by barter or other in-kind transactions. The problem is caused by the improbability of the wants, needs or events that cause or motivate a transaction occurring at the same time and the same place
does whatever he wants: does whatever he feels like doing, does as he pleases
get someone where one wants him: put someone in the position that
want: The form taken by a human need as shaped by culture and individual personality
want: a state of extreme poverty
want: If you say to someone that you want something, or ask them if they want to do it, you are firmly telling them what you want or what you want them to do. I want an explanation from you, Jeremy If you have a problem with that, I want you to tell me right now Do you want to tell me what all this is about? I want my money back!
want: If a child is wanted, its mother or another person loves it and is willing to look after it. Children should be wanted and planned I want this baby very much, because it certainly will be the last
want: If you do something for want of something else, you do it because the other thing is not available or not possible. Many of them had gone into teaching for want of anything better to do
want: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
want: Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need
want: 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
want: Your wants are the things that you want. Supermarkets often claim that they are responding to the wants of consumers by providing packaged foods
want: much more of a sense of ``lack'' than it has today
want: In insurance sales terminology, a desire for certain coverage or for a certain amount of coverage There is a distinction between want and need Many people want coverage of types or in amounts that are not necessities Thus, wants may be in excess of needs, or vice versa
want: You can say that you want to say something to indicate that you are about to say it. Look, I wanted to apologize for today. I think I was a little hard on you
want: be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter
want: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
want: to wish for or desire (something)
want: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!" have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you" be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter
want: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
want: If you say that something wants doing, you think that it needs to be done. Her hair wants cutting. = need
want: If someone is wanted by the police, the police are searching for them because they are thought to have committed a crime. He was wanted for the murder of a magistrate. + wanted want·ed He is one of the most wanted criminals in Europe
want: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
want: To require (something)
want: A want of something is a lack of it. a want of manners and charm = lack
want: A colloquial contraction of was not
want: Exists when someone has an unfulfilled need and has determined that a product or service will satisfy that need
want: To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack
want: To lack (something)
want: You use want in questions as a way of making an offer or inviting someone to do something. Do you want another cup of coffee? Do you want to leave your bike here?
want: To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four
want: a psychological or physical desire that may be fulfilled through the consumption of goods and services
want: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
want: If you want something, you feel a desire or a need for it. I want a drink Ian knows exactly what he wants in life People wanted to know who this talented designer was They began to want their father to be the same as other daddies They didn't want people staring at them as they sat on the lawn, so they put up high walls He wanted his power recognised I want my car this colour And remember, we want him alive
want: If you tell someone that they want to do a particular thing, you are advising them to do it. You want to be very careful not to have a man like Crevecoeur for an enemy = ought
want: A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place
want: {f} desire; need; be without; lack; be deficient; be impoverished
want: have a desire for, as in: Children want to be loved and cared for
want: The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing
want: {i} desire; lack, shortage; poverty; need, demand
want: desear; querer (ie)
want: That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure
want: be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
want: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
want: If you want someone, you have a great desire to have sex with them. Come on, darling. I want you
want: 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
want: To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave
want: Lack (of), absence of
want: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"

wants

Turkish pronunciation

wônts

Pronunciation

/ˈwônts/ /ˈwɔːnts/

Etymology

[ 'wont also 'wänt ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old Norse vanta; akin to Old English wan deficient.

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