dɪˈfɪʃənsi dɛp.ɹɪ.veɪʃən dɪˈzaɪə dɪˈzaɪɹ lak læk ˈniː.di.nəs pɹaɪˈveɪʃən ɹɪˈkwaɪə ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ wɒnt wɑnt wɔnt wɔnt wɒnt wɒnt wɑnt wɔnt wɔnt wɪʃ ˈwɪʃɪŋ wish or demand the presence of I want you here at noon! have need of This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner hunt or look for; want for a particular reason Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI Uncle Sam wants you feel or have a desire for; want strongly I want to go home now I want my own room be without, lack; be deficient in want courtesy want the strength to go on living flood victims wanting food and shelter a specific feeling of desire he got his wish he was above all wishing and desire anything that is necessary but lacking he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs I tried to supply his wants the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable there is a serious lack of insight into the problem water is the critical deficiency in desert regions for want of a nail the shoe was lost a state of extreme poverty