want

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for want

want 🔊 /wɑˈnt or wɔˈnt/

want : වුවමනා කරනවා

want : නැතිව පවතිනවා

want : ආශා කරනවා

want : වුවමනා වෙනවා

want : පාඩුව

want : අඩුලුහුඬුකම

want : අවශ්‍යතාව

want : උවමනාව

want : වුවමනාව

want : ඕ‍නෑකම

want : ආශාව

want : හිඟය

want : අඩුව පවතිනවා

want : අඩුව

want definition

Intransitive verb.

  1. The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing.
  2. Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.
  3. That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure.
  4. A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
  5. To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four.
  6. To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.

Transitive verb.

  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.
  2. To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes.
  3. To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.