ALL meanings of want out
want out
W w - verb with object want out to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new. 1
- verb with object want out to wish, need, crave, demand, or desire (often followed by an infinitive): I want to see you. She wants to be notified. 1
- verb with object want out to be without or be deficient in: to want judgment; to want knowledge. 1
- verb with object want out to fall short by (a specified amount): The sum collected wants but a few dollars of the desired amount. 1
- verb with object want out to require or need: The house wants painting. 1
- verb without object want out to feel inclined; wish; like (often followed by to): We can stay home if you want. 1
- verb without object want out to be deficient by the absence of some part or thing, or to feel or have a need (sometimes followed by for): He did not want for abilities. 1
- verb without object want out to have need (usually followed by for): If you want for anything, let him know. 1
- verb without object want out to be in a state of destitution, need, or poverty: She would never allow her parents to want. 1
- verb without object want out to be lacking or absent, as a part or thing necessary to completeness: All that wants is his signature. 1
- noun want out something wanted or needed; necessity: My wants are few. 1
- noun want out something desired, demanded, or required: a person of childish, capricious wants. 1
- noun want out absence or deficiency of something desirable or requisite; lack: plants dying for want of rain. 1
- noun want out the state of being without something desired or needed; need: to be in want of an assistant. 1
- noun want out the state of being without the necessaries of life; destitution; poverty: a country where want is virtually unknown. 1
- noun want out a sense of lack or need of something: to feel a vague want. 1
- idioms want out want in / out, Chiefly Midland. to desire to enter or leave: The cat wants in. Informal. to desire acceptance in or release from something specified: I talked with Louie about our plan, and he wants in. 1
- phrasal verb want out If you want out, you no longer want to be involved in a plan, project, or situation that you are part of. 0
- noun want out to wish to be excluded from a venture 0
- verb want out (Intransitive Verb) IDI To want to leave something. 0