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English Dictionary: wanted by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wanted
adj
  1. desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"
    Antonym(s): unwanted
  2. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
    Synonym(s): cherished, precious, treasured, wanted
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Want \Want\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wanted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Wanting}.]
      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.
  
                     They that want honesty, want anything. --Beau. & Fl.
  
                     Nor think, though men were none, That heaven would
                     want spectators, God want praise.      --Milton.
  
                     The unhappy never want enemies.         --Richardson.
  
      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.
            [bd] What wants my son?[b8] --Addison.
  
                     I want to speak to you about something. --A.
                                                                              Trollope.
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