want
/wɒnt/verb
उच्चारण वॉन्ट
चाहना; ज़रूरत होना
Basic word
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[T]
to have a desire or a wish for something; to need something; to wish to speak to or see somebody
चाहना; ज़रूरत होना
- I want to be an officer.
- The plants want water.
- What do you want for your birthday?
+ 3 more examples
- I want you to finish this before dinner.
- Do you want some more tea?
- He doesn't want to miss the first lecture.
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[U, C] formal
a lack of something; the state of being poor; something that you need
अभाव, कमी; ग़रीबी
- for want of time
- freedom from want
- Many families in the flooded area were in want of food and clean water.
+ 2 more examples
- The project failed for want of funds.
- Charities work to help those in want.
Synonyms lack shortage need poverty deficiency
¶Idioms 3
for want of sth
because of a lack of sth; because sth is not available
(किसी चीज़ की) कमी के कारण, (किसी के) अभाव में
- The plants died for want of water.
- I called it a hobby for want of a better word.
in want of sth
(formal) needing sth
(किसी चीज़ की) ज़रूरत में
- The old temple is badly in want of repair.
- The house was in want of a coat of paint.
not want to know
(British, informal) to refuse to listen to or get involved in sth
सुनने या शामिल होने से साफ़ इनकार करना
- I tried to tell him about the problem, but he didn't want to know.
- When we asked for help, the landlord didn't want to know.
→Phrasal verbs 2
want for sth
to lack sth that you really need (usually used in negative sentences) (formal)
(किसी ज़रूरी चीज़ की) कमी होना (अक्सर नकारात्मक वाक्यों में)
- The children have never wanted for anything.
- Their parents made sure they wanted for nothing.
want in / want out
to want to be part of or no longer part of a plan or an activity (informal)
(किसी योजना में) शामिल होना या उससे बाहर निकलना चाहना
- Are you with us? Do you want in?
- The business is failing and his partner wants out.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart want (desire) and wont (/wəʊnt/, a habit: 'as is his wont').
Want (इच्छा) और wont (/wəʊnt/, आदत: 'as is his wont') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Want is a stative verb and is not usually used in continuous tenses ('I want tea', not 'I am wanting tea'); want sb to do sth ('I want you to come', not 'I want that you come').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: want stative verb है और प्रायः continuous tenses में प्रयुक्त नहीं होता ('I want tea', 'I am wanting tea' नहीं); want sb to do sth ('I want you to come', 'I want that you come' नहीं)।
The adjective wanting means lacking or not good enough ('found wanting').
Adjective wanting का अर्थ अभावग्रस्त या पर्याप्त अच्छा नहीं है ('found wanting', कसौटी पर खरा न उतरना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
For want of (because of the lack of: 'for want of a better word'), waste not, want not (if you do not waste anything, you will always have enough).
Idioms: for want of (किसी चीज़ की कमी के कारण: 'for want of a better word'), waste not, want not (बरबाद न करोगे तो कभी कमी न होगी)।