Definitions
To desire, need, lack, or wish for something.
Word origin
From Middle English wanten (“to lack, to need”), from Old Norse vanta (“to lack”), from Proto-Germanic *wanatōną (“to be wanting, lack”), from *wanô (“lack, deficiency”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty”). Cognate with Middle High German wan (“not full, empty”), Middle Dutch wan (“empty, poor”), Old English wana (“want, lack, absence, deficiency”), Latin vanus (“empty”). See wan, wan-.
Used in a sentence
“I want you as a friend, not a foe.”
“What do you want to eat? I want you to leave. I never wanted to go back to live with my mother.”
“I want to find a supermarket. — Oh, okay. The supermarket is at 1500 Irving Street. It is near the apartment. — Great!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Need or lack”4 letters
02“Desire”4 letters
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