Wanting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

have need of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɔntɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒntɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒntɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɔntɪŋ/.

Examples

I want to go home now
I want my own room
This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

need desire lacking want absent require missing deficient

Parts of Speech

verb	feel or have a desire for; want strongly “I want to go home now”
verb	have need of “This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner”
verb	hunt or look for; want for a particular reason “Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI”
verb	wish or demand the presence of “I want you here at noon!”
verb	be without, lack; be deficient in “want courtesy”
adjective	nonexistent “the thumb is absent”
adjective	inadequate in amount or degree “a deficient education”

Word Forms

desire	noun	the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
wanter	noun	a person who wants or needs something
want	noun	a specific feeling of desire
need	noun	a condition requiring relief
requirement	noun	anything indispensable
deficiency	noun	lack of an adequate quantity or number

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wollen

fühlen oder ein Verlangen danach haben; stark wollen

🇫🇷French

vouloir

ressentir ou avoir un désir; je veux fortement

🇪🇸Spanish

falto

sentir o tener un deseo de; quiero fuertemente

🇮🇹Italian

volendo

sentire o avere un desiderio per; volere fortemente

🇳🇱Dutch

willen

een verlangen hebben of voelen; wil sterk

🇵🇹Portuguese

querendo

sente ou deseja; quero fortemente

🇷🇺Russian

желая

чувствовать или иметь желание; сильно хочу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चाहते हैं

महसूस करना या उसकी इच्छा करना; दृढ़ता से चाहते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ইচ্ছা

অনুভব বা ইচ্ছা আছে; দৃঢ়ভাবে চান

🇮🇳Tamil

விரும்பும்

உணர அல்லது ஒரு ஆசை வேண்டும்; வலுவாக வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోరుకుంటున్నాను

అనుభూతి లేదా కోరిక కలిగి; గట్టిగా కావాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

इच्छा

भावना किंवा इच्छा असणे; तीव्र इच्छा आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇચ્છા

અનુભવો અથવા તેની ઇચ્છા રાખો; ભારપૂર્વક માંગો છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಯಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

ಭಾವನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬಯಕೆ; ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಬಯಸುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു

അനുഭവിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുക; ശക്തമായി ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਾਹਵਾਨ

ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਹੈ; ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

چاہتے ہیں

محسوس کرنا یا اس کی خواہش رکھنا؛ سختی سے چاہتے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

想要

感觉或有欲望；强烈想要

🇯🇵Japanese

欲しい

感じる、または願望を持つ。強く望む

🇰🇷Korean

이 없이

느끼거나 원하는 것; 강하게 원한다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

muốn

cảm thấy hoặc có mong muốn; muốn mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

ต้องการ

รู้สึกหรือมีความปรารถนา; ต้องการอย่างแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ingin

merasakan atau mempunyai keinginan untuk; ingin dengan kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

kinakapos

pakiramdam o may pagnanais para sa; gusto nang husto

🇲🇾Malay

teringin

merasakan atau mempunyai keinginan untuk; mahu dengan kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرغبة

تشعر أو ترغب في ذلك؛ تريد بقوة

🇮🇷Persian

خواستن

احساس یا تمایل به؛ به شدت می خواهند

🇹🇷Turkish

istemek

hissetmek ya da arzu duymak; şiddetle istemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוצה

להרגיש או יש רצון; רוצה חזק

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The primary meaning of 'wanting' is 'feel or have a desire for; want strongly'.

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