Want vs. Need
Wantverb
(transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
Wantverb
To wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
Wantverb
(transitive) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
Wantverb
(transitive) To lack and be without, to not have (something).
Wantverb
To lack and (be able to) do without.
Wantverb
(transitive) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.
Wantverb
(intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
Wantverb
To be lacking or deficient or absent.
Wantverb
To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
Wantverb
To be advised to do something should, ought}}.
Wantnoun
(countable) A desire, wish, longing.
Wantnoun
}} Lack, absence.
Wantnoun
(uncountable) Poverty.
Wantnoun
Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
Wantnoun
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
Wantnoun
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.
Wantnoun
Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.
Wantnoun
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.
Wantnoun
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
Wantverb
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.
Wantverb
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.
Wantverb
To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.
Wantverb
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.
Wantverb
To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
Wantnoun
a state of extreme poverty
Wantnoun
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable;
Wantnoun
anything that is necessary but lacking;
Wantnoun
a specific feeling of desire;
Wantverb
feel or have a desire for; want strongly;
Wantverb
have need of;
Wantverb
wish or demand the presence of;
Wantverb
hunt or look for; want for a particular reason;
Wantverb
be without, lack; be deficient in;
Wantverb
have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for
Wantverb
wish to speak to (someone)
Wantverb
(of a suspected criminal) be sought by the police for questioning
Wantverb
desire (someone) sexually
Wantverb
desire to be in or out of a particular place or situation
Wantverb
should or need to do something
Wantverb
(of a thing) require to be attended to in a specified way
Wantverb
lack something desirable or essential
Wantverb
(chiefly used in expressions of time) lack or be short of (a specified amount or thing)
Wantnoun
a lack or deficiency of something
Wantnoun
the state of being poor and in need of essentials; poverty
Wantnoun
a desire for something
Want
The idea of want can be examined from many perspectives. In secular societies want might be considered similar to the emotion desire, which can be studied scientifically through the disciplines of psychology or sociology.
Neednoun
A requirement for something; something needed.
Neednoun
Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
Needverb
(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
Needverb
(transitive) To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
Needverb
(modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
Needverb
(intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.
Needverb
To be necessary (to someone).
Neednoun
A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.
Neednoun
Want of the means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
Neednoun
That which is needful; anything necessary to be done; (pl.) necessary things; business.
Neednoun
Situation of need; peril; danger.
Needverb
To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief.
Needverb
To be wanted; to be necessary.
Needadverb
Of necessity. See Needs.
Neednoun
a condition requiring relief;
Neednoun
anything that is necessary but lacking;
Neednoun
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior;
Neednoun
a state of extreme poverty or destitution;
Needverb
require as useful, just, or proper;
Needverb
have need of;
Needverb
have or feel a need for;
Need
A need is something that is necessary for an organism to live a healthy life. Needs are distinguished from wants.
