Wish vs. Want

Wishnoun

A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.

Wishnoun

An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.

Wishnoun

The thing desired or longed for.

Wishnoun

(Sussex) A water meadow.

Wishverb

(transitive) To desire; to want.

Wishverb

To hope (for a particular outcome).

Wishverb

(ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).

Wishverb

To request or desire to do an activity.

Wishverb

(transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.

Wishverb

To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

Wishverb

To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.

Wishverb

To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate.

Wishverb

To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.

Wishnoun

Desire; eager desire; longing.

Wishnoun

Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.

Wishnoun

A thing desired; an object of desire.

Wishnoun

a specific feeling of desire;

Wishnoun

an expression of some desire or inclination;

Wishnoun

(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare;

Wishnoun

the particular preference that you have;

Wishverb

hope for; have a wish;

Wishverb

prefer or wish to do something;

Wishverb

have in mind;

Wishverb

make or express a wish;

Wishverb

feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of

Wishverb

order politely; express a wish for

Wishverb

invoke upon;

Wishverb

feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen

Wishverb

express a hope that (someone) enjoys (happiness or success)

Wishverb

want to do something

Wishverb

want (something) to be done or happen

Wishverb

want (someone) to do or have something

Wishverb

hope that (someone) has to deal with someone or something undesirable

Wishnoun

a desire or hope for something to happen

Wishnoun

an expression of a desire, typically in the form of a request or instruction

Wishnoun

an invocation or recitation of a hope or desire

Wishnoun

an expression of a hope for someone's success, happiness, or welfare

Wishnoun

a thing that is or has been wished for

Wish

A wish is a hope or desire for something. In fiction, wishes can be used as plot devices.

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.