Quotes about "want"

• Noun: a state of extreme poverty

• Noun: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; examples: "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem", "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions", "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

• Noun: anything that is necessary but lacking; examples: "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs", "I tried to supply his wants"

• Noun: a specific feeling of desire; examples: "he got his wish", "he was above all wishing and desire"

• Verb: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; examples: "I want to go home now", "I want my own room"

• Verb: have need of; example: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

• Verb: wish or demand the presence of; example: "I want you here at noon!"

• Verb: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; examples: "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI", "Uncle Sam wants you"

• Verb: be without, lack; be deficient in; examples: "want courtesy", "want the strength to go on living", "flood victims wanting food and shelter"