requested, sought after (as a criminal)
desire; need; be without; lack; be deficient; be impoverished
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Wanted Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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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. freely permitted or invited; "invited guests" [syn: invited]
3. 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]
Adjective
1. desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"
(antonym) unwanted
(similar) craved, desired
(see-also) desirable
2. freely permitted or invited; "invited guests"
(synonym) invited
(similar) welcome
3. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
(synonym) cherished, precious, treasured
(similar) loved
Noun
1. a state of extreme poverty
(synonym) privation, deprivation
(hypernym) poverty, poorness, impoverishment
2. 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"
(synonym) lack, deficiency
(hypernym) need, demand
(hyponym) absence
3. anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
(synonym) need
(hypernym) necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary
4. a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
(synonym) wish, wishing
(hypernym) desire
(hyponym) velleity
(derivation) desire
Verb
1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
(synonym) desire
(hyponym) crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
(derivation) wanter, needer
2. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
(synonym) need, require
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) cry
(derivation) wanter, needer
3. wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
(hypernym) demand
(derivation) wanter, needer
4. hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
(hypernym) search, seek, look for
(derivation) wanter, needer
5. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
(hypernym) miss, lack
(derivation) wanter, needer
Wanted Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wanted may refer to:
- Fugitive, a person wanted by law enforcement authorities.
- Wanted poster, a poster put up to let the public know of a criminal whom authorities wish to apprehend
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Wanted is a single-volume Japanese shojo manga written and illustrated by Matsuri Hino, the author of Vampire Knight. The three chapter work was published by Hakusensha on January 5, 2005. It was released in an English language edition in North America by Viz Media on September 2, 2008. It is licensed for regional language releases in Italy by J POP and in Germany by Carlsen Verlag.
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