Meaning

3 senses
  1. That wants or desires.

  2. Absent or lacking.

  3. Deficient.

More definitions
  • inadequate in amount or degree
  • nonexistent

Examples

185 sentences
  1. I've been wanting to do this for a very long time.

    Я давно вже хочу це зробити. — deniko

    ruЯ давно хотел это сделать. — marafon

  2. I've been wanting to see you.

  3. I've been wanting to thank you.

    deIch will mich schon die ganze Zeit bei dir bedanken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I've been wanting one of these.

  5. I've been wanting to ask you something.

    deIch wollte dich etwas fragen. — Boshnjanin

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.

From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.

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Forms

more wanting, most wanting
Comparativemore wanting Lesson
Superlativemost wanting Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • wanting wanting to
  • wanting wanting
  • been wanting wanting
  • wanting to do
  • wanting to visit
  • not wanting wanting
  • wanting to ask
  • for wanting wanting
  • wanting to go

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wanting — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto