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1 want
A state of extreme poverty.
synoniemen: deprivation, neediness, privation.
Roget 804:
poverty,
indigence,
penury,
pauperism,
destitution,
want;
need,
neediness;
lack,
necessity,
privation,
distress,
difficulties,
wolf at the door.
bad circumstances,
poor circumstances,
need circumstances,
embarrassed circumstances,
reduced circumstances,
straightened circumstances;
slender means,
narrow means;
straits;
hand to mouth existence,
res angusta domi [Lat.],
low water,
impecuniosity.
beggary;
mendicancy,
mendicity†;
broken fortune,
loss of fortune;
insolvency
etc.
(nonpayment)
808.
empty pocket,
empty purse;
light purse;
beggarly account of empty boxes.
[poor people]
poor man,
pauper,
mendicant,
mumper†,
beggar,
starveling;
pauvre diable [Fr.];
fakir†,
schnorrer†;
homeless person.
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Nederlands: deprivatie
Pools: dziadostwo, nędza
2 want
The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable:
— For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
synoniemen: deficiency, lack.
Roget 640:
insufficiency;
inadequacy,
inadequateness;
incompetence
etc.
(impotence)
158;
deficiency
etc.
(incompleteness)
53;
imperfection
etc.
651;
shortcoming
etc.
304;
paucity;
stint;
scantiness
etc.
(smallness)
32;
none to spare,
bare subsistence.
scarcity,
dearth;
want,
need,
lack,
poverty,
exigency;
inanition,
starvation,
famine,
drought.
dole,
mite,
pittance;
short allowance,
short commons;
half rations;
banyan day.
emptiness,
poorness
etc.
adj.;
depletion,
vacancy,
flaccidity;
ebb tide;
low water;
a beggarly account of empty boxes"
[Romeo and Juliet];
indigence
etc.
804;
insolvency
etc.
(nonpayment)
808.
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Nederlands: onvolkomenheid, ontoereikendheid, krapte, gemis, deficiëntie, gebrek, tekort
Pools: brak
3 want
Anything that is necessary but lacking:
— I tried to supply his wants.
synoniem: need.
Roget 630:
requirement,
need,
wants,
necessities;
necessaries,
necessaries of life;
stress,
exigency,
pinch,
sine qua non,
matter of necessity;
case of need,
case of life or death.
needfulness,
essentiality,
necessity,
indispensability,
urgency.
requisition
etc.
(request)
765,
(exaction)
741;
run upon;
demand,
call for.
charge,
claim,
command,
injunction,
mandate,
order,
precept.
desideratum
etc.
(desire)
865;
want
etc.
(deficiency)
640.
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Roget 865:
desire,
wish,
fancy,
fantasy;
want,
need,
exigency.
mind,
inclination,
leaning,
bent,
animus,
partiality,
penchant,
predilection;
propensity
etc.
820;
willingness
etc.
602;
liking,
love,
fondness,
relish.
longing,
hankering,
inkling;
solicitude,
anxiety;
yearning,
coveting;
aspiration,
ambition,
vaulting ambition;
eagerness,
zeal,
ardor,
empressement [Fr.],
breathless impatience,
overanxiety;
impetuosity,
etc.
825.
appetite,
appetition†,
appetence†,
appetency†;
sharp appetite,
keenness,
hunger,
stomach,
twist;
thirst,
thirstiness;
drouth,
mouthwatering;
itch,
itching;
prurience,
cacoethes [Lat.],
cupidity,
lust,
concupiscence.
edge of appetite,
edge of hunger;
torment of Tantalus;
sweet tooth,
lickerish tooth†;
itching palm;
longing eye,
wistful eye,
sheep's eye.
[excessive desire for money]
greed
etc.
817.1.
voracity
etc.
(gluttony)
957.
passion,
rage,
furore†,
mania,
manie†;
inextinguishable desire;
dipsomania,
kleptomania.
[Person who desires]
lover,
amateur,
votary,
devotee,
aspirant,
solicitant,
candidate,
applicant,
supplicant;
cormorant
etc.
957.
[Object of desire]
desideratum;
want
etc.
(requirement)
630;
a consummation devoutly to be wished;"
attraction,
magnet,
allurement,
fancy,
temptation,
seduction,
fascination,
prestige,
height of one's ambition,
idol;
whim,
whimsy,
whimsey†;
maggot;
hobby,
hobby-horse.
Fortunatus's cap;
wishing cap,
wishing stone,
wishing well.
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Nederlands: nodig hebben, behoefte
4 want
A specific feeling of desire.
synoniemen: wish, wishing.
Nederlands: wens
werkwoord
1 want
Feel or have a desire for; want strongly:
— I want to go home now.
— I want my own room.
synoniem: desire.
Roget 34:
be inferior
etc.
adj.;
fall short of,
come short of;
not pass,
not come up to;
want.
become smaller,
render smaller
etc.
(decrease)
36,
(contract)
195;
hide its diminished head,
retire into the shade,
yield the palm,
play second fiddle,
be upstaged,
take a back seat.
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Roget 804:
be poor
etc.
adj.;
want,
lack,
starve,
live from hand to mouth,
have seen better days,
go down in the world,
come upon the parish;
go to the dogs,
go to wrack and ruin;
not have a penny
etc.
(money)
800,
not have a shot in one's locker;
beg one's bread;
tirer le diable par la queue [Fr.];
run into debt
etc.
(debt)
806.
render poor
etc.
adj.;
impoverish;
reduce,
reduce to poverty;
pauperize,
fleece,
ruin,
bring to the parish.
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Roget 304:
303,
come short of,
fall short of,
stop short of,
come short,
fall short,
stop short;
not reach;
want;
keep within bounds,
keep within the mark,
keep within the compass.
break down,
stick in the mud,
collapse,
flat out [U.S.],
come to nothing;
fall through,
fall to the ground;
cave in,
end in smoke,
miss the mark,
fail;
lose ground;
miss stays.
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Nederlands: dorst, begeerte, verlangen, wens, willen
2 want
Have need of:
— This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner.
synoniemen: need, require.
Roget 865:
desire;
wish,
wish for;
be desirous
etc.
adj..
have a longing
etc.
n.;
hope
etc.
858.
care for,
affect,
like,
list;
take to,
cling to,
take a fancy to;
fancy;
prefer
etc.
(choose)
609.
have an eye,
have a mind to;
find it in one's heart
etc.
(be willing)
602;
have a fancy for,
set one's eyes upon;
cast a sheep's eye upon,
look sweet upon;
take into one's head,
have at heart,
be bent upon;
set one's cap at,
set one's heart upon,
set one's mind upon;
covet.
want,
miss,
need,
feel the want of,
would fain have,
would fain do;
would be glad of.
be hungry
etc.
adj.;
have a good appetite,
play a good knife and fork;
hunger after,
thirst after,
crave after,
lust after,
itch after,
hanker after,
run mad after;
raven for,
die for;
burn to.
desiderate†;
sigh for,
cry for,
gape for,
gasp for,
pine for,
pant for,
languish for,
yearn for,
long,
be on thorns for,
hope for;
aspire after;
catch at,
grasp at,
jump at.
woo,
court,
solicit;
fish for,
spell for,
whistle for,
put up for;
ogle.
cause desire,
create desire,
raise desire,
excite desire,
provoke desire;
whet the appetite;
appetize†,
titillate,
allure,
attract,
take one's fancy,
tempt;
hold out temptation,
hold out allurement;
tantalize,
make one's mouth water,
faire venir l'eau a la bouche [Fr.].
gratify desire
etc.
(give pleasure)
829.
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Roget 630:
require,
need,
want,
have occasion for;
not be able to do without,
not be able to dispense with;
prerequire†.
render necessary,
necessitate,
create a,
necessity for,
call for,
put in requisition;
make a requisition
etc.
(ask for)
765,
(demand)
741.
stand in need of;
lack
etc.
640;
desiderate†;
desire
etc.
865;
be necessary
etc.
Adj.
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Roget 640:
be insufficient
etc.
adj.;
not suffice
etc.
639;
come short of
etc.
304;
run dry.
want,
lack,
need,
require;
caret;
be in want
etc.
(poor)
804,
live from hand to mouth.
render insufficient
etc.
Adj.;
drain of resources,
impoverish
etc.
(waste)
638;
stint
etc.
(begrudge)
819;
put on short allowance.
do insufficiently
etc.
adv.;
scotch the snake.
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Nederlands: behoeven, hoeven
3 want
Hunt or look for; want for a particular reason.
4 want
Wish or demand the presence of.
5 want
Be without, lack; be deficient in.
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wants
zelfstandig naamwoord
Roget 630:
requirement,
need,
wants,
necessities;
necessaries,
necessaries of life;
stress,
exigency,
pinch,
sine qua non,
matter of necessity;
case of need,
case of life or death.
needfulness,
essentiality,
necessity,
indispensability,
urgency.
requisition
etc.
(request)
765,
(exaction)
741;
run upon;
demand,
call for.
charge,
claim,
command,
injunction,
mandate,
order,
precept.
desideratum
etc.
(desire)
865;
want
etc.
(deficiency)
640.
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