Want

·vi To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to Lack.

II. Want ·vi A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.

III. Want ·vi Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.

IV. Want ·vt To feel need of; to wish or long for; to Desire; to Crave.

V. Want ·vi 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.

VI. Want ·vt 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.

VII. Want ·vt 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.

VIII. Want ·vi 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.

IX. Want ·vi 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.