want
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- noun
- /wɑnt/
- The sense of just wanting what we want right now.
- wants and needs
- satisfy wants
- meet wants
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Watch on YouTubeAs humans, we naturally put our own wants and needs separate.
- As humans, we naturally put our own wants and needs separate.
- On most other days, your needs, your existence, your wants, It's an affront to them.
- I mean, really want their primary defining want as a human being, right?
Examples
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The old lady must have guessed about my wanting to be popular, I reasoned.
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All babies cry: this is their main means of communicating their wants and needs, emotions, feelings, and sensations.
Academic text (2014) -
Still working on our wants.
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The reality of it is that human needs and wants are infinite.
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We have our own wants and desires.
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All good invention begins with understanding the needs and wants of the customer.
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You answered a battery of questions designed to express your wants, needs, hopes and desires.
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Have you heard the saying, "a man's greatest weakness is tied to his strongest want"?
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The researchers found many cans unopened or mangled for want of an opener.
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Many people struggle with their personal wants and needs in a constantly changing world.
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A strong wish to have or experience something
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A hope for something to happen or be true
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A very strong desire for things like food or cigarettes
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A strong wish for someone or something you cannot have
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A strong desire to do or have something
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A strong wish to have or do something
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A strong, lasting wish for something you want but cannot get
A strong desire to get or achieve something
A strong desire to have or do something
A strong wish to have or achieve something
A strong desire for things like knowledge or success
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Etymology
The noun want comes from the same old Norse root vanta meaning 'to lack', so a 'want' is the feeling you get when you are missing something and wish for it.