Need vs. Want
Difference Between Need and Want
Neednoun
A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved
crops in need of water.a child's need for affection.Wantverb
To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly
She wants a glass of water. They want to leave.Neednoun
Something required or wanted; a requisite
"Those of us who led the charge for these women's issues ... shared a common vision in the needs of women" (Olympia Snowe).Wantverb
To desire (someone to do something)
I want you to clean your room.Neednoun
Necessity; obligation
There is no need for you to go.Wantverb
To request the presence or assistance of
You are wanted by your office.Neednoun
A condition of poverty or misfortune
The family is in dire need.Wantverb
To seek with intent to capture
The fugitive is wanted by the police.Needverb
To be under the necessity of or the obligation to
They need not come. You needn't be concerned.Wantverb
To have an inclination toward; like
Say what you want, but be tactful.Needverb
To have need of; require
The family needs money. We need to get some more paint.Wantverb
(Informal) To be obliged (to do something)
You want to be careful on the ice.Needverb
To have an obligation (to do something)
You need to clean up your room.Wantverb
To be in need of; require
"'Your hair wants cutting,' said the Hatter" (Lewis Carroll).Needverb
To be subject (to an action) by obligation
Bags need to be stowed underneath the seat in front of you.Wantverb
To be without; lack.
Needverb
To want to be subject to
We don't need another lecture on the subject.Wantverb
To be inclined or desirous; wish
Call me daily if you want.Needverb
To be in need or want.
Wantnoun
The condition or quality of lacking something usual or necessary
stayed home for want of anything better to do.Needverb
To be necessary.
Wantnoun
Pressing need; destitution
lives in want.Neednoun
A requirement for something; something needed.
There's no need to speculate; we can easily find out for sure.She grew irritated with his constant need for attention.Our needs are not being met.I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.Wantnoun
Something desired
a person of few wants and needs.Neednoun
Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
Wantnoun
A defect of character; a fault.
Needverb
(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
Living things need water to survive.Wantverb
(transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
What do you want to eat?I want you to leave.never wanted to go back to live with my mother.want to be an astronaut when I'm older.don't want him to marry Gloria, Iwant him to marry me!What do you want from me?you want anything from the shops?Needverb
(transitive) To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
After ten days of hiking, I needed a shower and a shave.Wantverb
To wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
Ma’am, you are exactly the professional we want for this job.Danish police want him for embezzlement.Needverb
(modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
You need not go if you don't want to.Wantverb
(transitive) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
That chair wants fixing.Needverb
(intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.
Wantverb
(transitive) To lack and be without, to not have (something).
Needverb
To be necessary (to someone).
Wantverb
To lack and (be able to) do without.
Neednoun
a condition requiring relief;
she satisfied his need for affectionGod has no need of men to accomplish His workthere is a demand for jobsWantverb
(transitive) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.
Neednoun
anything that is necessary but lacking;
he had sufficient means to meet his simple needsI tried to supply his wantsWantverb
(intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
the cat wants back out again; you can leave if you wantNeednoun
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior;
we did not understand his motivationhe acted with the best of motivesWantverb
To be lacking or deficient or absent.
There was something wanting in the play.Neednoun
a state of extreme poverty or destitution;
their indigence appalled hima general state of need exists among the homelessWantverb
To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
Needverb
require as useful, just, or proper;
It takes nerve to do what she didsuccess usually requires hard workThis job asks a lot of patience and skillThis position demands a lot of personal sacrificeThis dinner calls for a spectacular dessertThis intervention does not postulates a patient's consentWantverb
To be advised to do something should, ought}}.
You’ll want to repeat this three or four times to get the best result.Needverb
have need of;
This piano wants the attention of a competent tunerWantnoun
(countable) A desire, wish, longing.
Needverb
have or feel a need for;
always needing friends and moneyWantnoun
}} Lack, absence.
Wantnoun
(uncountable) Poverty.
Wantnoun
Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
Wantnoun
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
Wantnoun
a state of extreme poverty
Wantnoun
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable;
there is a serious lack of insight into the problemwater is the critical deficiency in desert regionsfor want of a nail the shoe was lostWantnoun
anything that is necessary but lacking;
he had sufficient means to meet his simple needsI tried to supply his wantsWantnoun
a specific feeling of desire;
he got his wishhe was above all wishing and desireWantverb
feel or have a desire for; want strongly;
I want to go home nowI want my own roomWantverb
have need of;
This piano wants the attention of a competent tunerWantverb
wish or demand the presence of;
I want you here at noon!Wantverb
hunt or look for; want for a particular reason;
Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBIUncle Sam wants youWantverb
be without, lack; be deficient in;
want courtesywant the strength to go on livingflood victims wanting food and shelter
