Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted — Single by The Partridge Family from the album Up to Date Released 1971 Genre Pop … Wikipedia
Want (disambiguation) — Want may refer to:* Want One , album by Rufus Wainwright * Want Two , album by Rufus Wainwright * Want , a repackaging of the Rufus Wainwright albums Want One and Want Two as one album, with some extra tracks. * Want is one of the two children of … Wikipedia
want — verb. 1. Want is of Norse origin and came into English in the 13c. The dominant meaning in current usage is ‘to desire or wish for’ (Tom wants a computer for Christmas / What do you want to do now?), and a range of earlier meanings equivalent to… … Modern English usage
want — [wänt, wônt] vt. [ME wanten < ON vanta, to be lacking, want: see WANT the n.] 1. to have too little of; be deficient in; lack 2. to be short by (a specified amount) [it wants twelve minutes of midnight] 3. to feel the need of; long for; crave… … English World dictionary
Wanted — Want Want, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wanting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Want — Want, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wanting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wanted — want|ed [ wantəd ] adjective * 1. ) being looked for by the police in connection with a crime: wanted for murder 2. ) loved and taken care of by other people: It s so important to feel wanted … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wanted — (adj.) sought by the police, 1812, prp. adjective from WANT (Cf. want) (v.). Wanted poster attested by 1945 … Etymology dictionary
want no part of/in something — to refuse to be involved in something She said that she didn t agree with what they were doing and wanted no part of it. I want no part of this scheme. He wanted no part in discussing the issue. • • • Main Entry: ↑part … Useful english dictionary
wanted — want|ed [ˈwɔntıd US ˈwo:n , ˈwa:n ] adj 1.) someone who is wanted is being looked for by the police wanted for ▪ He is wanted for the murder of a teenage girl. ▪ one of the most wanted men in China 2.) someone, especially a child, who is wanted… … Dictionary of contemporary English
