want

want [-ed, -s, -ing] v

ON vanta.

  1. Seek; yearn; long for.
  2. Desire; like; ask for; [fig.] invite; plan to include.
  3. Wish; will; have a strong intention.
  4. Lack; hunger; thirst; crave; be destitute.
  5. Need; require.

want n

OE.

  1. Lack; deficiency; insufficiency.
  2. Desire; hope; expectation; anticipation.
  3. Need; hunger; poverty.