WANT definition: to feel a need or a desire for; wish for. See examples of want used in a sentence.
want (wont, wônt), v.t. to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new. to wish, need, crave, demand, or desire (often fol. by an infinitive): I want to see you. She wants to be notified. to be without or be deficient in: to want judgment; to want knowledge. to fall short by (a specified amount): The sum collected wants but a few dollars of the ...