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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | desire |
| Synonyms: | appetite, craving, demand, fancy, hankering, hunger, longing, necessity, need, requirement, thirst, wish, yearning, yen |
| Notes: | wont is a custom, especially habitual; want is a desire or need |
| Antonyms: | disinterest, dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | want |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | desire |
| Synonyms: | ache, aspire, be greedy, choose, could do with, covet, crave, desiderate, fancy, feel a need, hanker, have a passion for, have a yen for, have ambition, have an urge for, have eyes for, hunger, incline toward, itch for, long, lust, need, pine, prefer, require, spoil for, thirst, wish, yearn |
| Notes: | wont is a custom, especially habitual; want is a desire or need |
| Antonyms: | despise, dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | want |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lack, need |
| Synonyms: | be deficient, be deprived of, be found wanting, be insufficient, be poor, be short of, be without, call for, demand, fall short in, have need of, miss, require, stand in need of, starve |
| Notes: | wont is a custom, especially habitual; want is a desire or need |
| Antonyms: | have |
| Main Entry: | absence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of lacking something needed or usual |
| Synonyms: | dearth, deficiency, drought, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, need, omission, privation, unavailability, void, want |
| Antonyms: | abundance, enough, plenty |
| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point or direct at a goal |
| Synonyms: | address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in |
| Main Entry: | aspire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aim, hope |
| Synonyms: | be ambitious, be eager, crave, desire, dream, hanker, long, pursue, seek, strive, struggle, try, want, wish, yearn |
| Main Entry: | beg |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seek charity |
| Synonyms: | ask alms, benefit, bite*, brace, bum*, burn*, buzz*, cadge, call on, call upon, chisel, clamor for, dime up, ding, freeload, hit up, hustle, knock, live hand to mouth, mendicate, mooch, nick, nickel up, panhandle, pass the hat, put the bite on, put the touch on, score*, scrounge, solicit charity, sponge on, sponge, tap, touch, want |
| Antonyms: | give |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | call for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demand; entail |
| Synonyms: | ask for, inquire, involve, lack, necessitate, need, occasion, request, require, suggest, want |
| Main Entry: | care |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | regard highly |
| Synonyms: | be crazy about, be fond of, cherish, desire, enjoy, find congenial, hold dear, like, love, prize, respect, take to, want |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate, not care |
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