wanted

wanted
    adj 1: desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes
           off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted
           poster" [ant: {unwanted}]
    2: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a
       cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured
       heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" [syn: {cherished},
       {precious}, {treasured}, {wanted}]
    

Want \Want\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wanted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Wanting}.]
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   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.
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            They that want honesty, want anything. --Beau. & Fl.
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            Nor think, though men were none,
            That heaven would want spectators, God want praise.
                                                  --Milton.
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            The unhappy never want enemies.       --Richardson.
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   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.
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   3. To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.
      " What wants my son?" --Addison.
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            I want to speak to you about something. --A.
                                                  Trollope.
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22 Moby Thesaurus words for "wanted":
      called for, coveted, desired, essential, hoped-for, in demand,
      indicated, indispensable, irreducible, irreductible, irreplaceable,
      longed-for, necessary, needed, needful, popular, prerequisite,
      required, requisite, unforgoable, vital, wished-for