I Want To Be One

The meaning of want is to be needy or destitute. How to use want in a sentence. See examples of want used in a sentence.

In informal situations, we can use want plus the to-infinitive to advise, recommend or warn. If you want something, you feel a desire or a need for it. People wanted to know who this talented designer was.

They began to want their father to be the same as other daddies. There was something wanting in the play. Stayed home for want of anything better to do.

A person of few wants. She would never allow her parents to want. All that wants is his signature.

Jan 5, 2026want (third-person singular simple present wants, present participle wanting, simple past and past participle wanted) (transitive) to wish for or desire (something); Definition of want verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.