Tra từ want - Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

want (wŏnt, wônt)v. want·ed, want·ing, wantsv. tr.
1.
a. To desire greatly; wish for:
They want to leave. She wants a glass of water.
See Synonyms at desire.
b. To desire (someone to do something):
I want you to clean your room.
2.
a. To request the presence or assistance of:
You are wanted by your office.
b. To seek with intent to capture:
The fugitive is wanted by the police.
3. To have an inclination toward; like:
Say what you want, but be tactful.
4. Informal. To be obliged (to do something):
You want to be careful on the ice.
5. To be without; lack. See Synonyms at lack.
6. To be in need of; require: “‘Your hair wants cutting,’ said the Hatter” (Lewis Carroll). v. intr.
1. To have need:
wants for nothing.
2. To be destitute or needy.
3. To be disposed; wish:
Call me daily if you want.n.
1. The condition or quality of lacking something usual or necessary:
stayed home for want of anything better to do.
2. Pressing need; destitution:
lives in want.
3. Something desired:
a person of few wants and needs.
4. A defect of character; a fault.Phrasal Verbs:want in Slang
1. To desire greatly to enter:
The dog wants in.
2. To wish to join a project, business, or other undertaking.want out Slang
1. To desire greatly to leave:
The cat wants out.
2. To wish to leave a project, a business, or other undertaking. [Middle English wanten, to be lacking, from Old Norse vanta. See euə- in Indo-European Roots.] wantʹer n.
Usage Note: When want meaning “desire” is followed immediately by an infinitive construction, it does not take for: I want you to go (not want for you to go). When want and the infinitive are separated by a word or phrase, however, for is used: What I want is for you to go. I want very much for you to go. Want in its meaning of “have need, lack” normally takes for: They'll not want for anything now that they've inherited his estate. See Usage Note at wish.