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want·ing [ˈwɒntɪŋ, Am ˈwɑ:nt̬-] ADJ pred

1. wanting inv (be required):

to be wanting: fehlen

initiative is wanting in this situation: in dieser Situation fehlt es an Initiative

2. wanting inv (not having):

sb/sth is wanting in sth: jdm/etw fehlt es an etw dat

sb/sth is wanting in sth: jd/etw lässt etw vermissen

I think she's a little wanting in charm: meiner Meinung nach fehlt es ihr etwas an Charme

3. wanting (deficient):

to be found to be wanting: sich acc als unzulänglich erweisen

he is wanting in certain areas: er weist in einigen Bereichen Defizite auf

to be tried and found wanting: sich acc als unzulänglich erweisen

to be tried and found wanting: gewogen und [für] zu leicht befunden werden

I. want [wɒnt, Am wɑ:nt] N

1. want (need):

want: Bedürfnis nt <-ses, -se>

to be in want of sth: etw benötigen [o. brauchen]

2. want no pl (lack):

want: Mangel m <-s>

the time of want in the prison camp had broken her health: die entbehrungsreiche Zeit, die sie im Gefangenenlager durchlitten hatte, hatte ihre Gesundheit zerstört

to live in want: Not leiden

for [or from]want of sth: aus Mangel an etw dat

for [or from]want of sth: mangels einer S. gen

it won't be for want of trying: zumindest haben wir es dann versucht

for want of anything better to do, ...: da ich nichts Besseres zu tun hatte, ...

II. want [wɒnt, Am wɑ:nt] VB trans

1. want (wish):

to want sth: etw wünschen [o. wollen]

to want sth (politely): etw mögen

to want sth (impolitely): etw haben wollen

what do you want out of life?: was willst du vom Leben?

I don't want any more tea, thanks: ich möchte keinen Tee mehr, danke

to want sb (to see): nach jdm verlangen

to want sb (to speak to): jdn verlangen

to want sb (sexually): jdn begehren

to want sb to do sth: wollen, dass jd etw tut

do you want me to take you to the station?: soll ich dich zum Bahnhof bringen?

to want sth done: wünschen, dass etw getan wird

to be wanted by the police: polizeilich gesucht werden

to want to do sth: etw tun wollen

what do you want to eat?: was möchtest du essen?

I want to be picked up at the airport at about nine o'clock: ich möchte gegen neun Uhr vom Flughafen abgeholt werden

2. want (need):

to want sb/sth: jdn/etw brauchen

your hair wants doing: du solltest mal wieder zum Friseur gehen

you'll want a coat on: du wirst einen Mantel brauchen

to be wanted: gebraucht werden

3. want inf (should):

to want to do sth: etw tun sollen

you want to tell him before it's too late: du solltest es ihm sagen, bevor es zu spät ist

you want to turn left here at the next traffic lights: Sie müssen hier an der nächsten Ampel links abbiegen

Phrases:

to have sb where one wants him/her: jdn da haben, wo man ihn/sie haben will

to want one's head seen to [or examined] esp Brit: sich acc mal auf seinen Geisteszustand untersuchen lassen müssen inf hum

to not want to know (prefer ignorance): nichts [davon] wissen wollen

to not want to know (feign ignorance): so tun, als ob man nichts davon wüsste

to not want any part of sth: nichts mit etw dat zu tun haben wollen

to want one's pound of flesh: Genugtuung verlangen

to want one's share [or slice] of the cake: seinen Anteil fordern inf

to want one's share [or slice] of the cake: sein Stück vom Kuchen abhaben wollen

to want it [or everything][or things] both ways: alles wollen

waste not, want not prov: spare in der Zeit, dann hast du in der Not prov

III. want [wɒnt, Am wɑ:nt] VB intr

1. want form (lack):

sb wants for nothing: jdm fehlt es an nichts

2. want inf ([not] be part of):

to want in [on sth]: [bei etw dat] dabei [o. mit von der Partie] sein wollen

to want out [of sth]: [aus etw dat] aussteigen wollen inf

ˈwant ad N Am inf (classified ad)

want ad: Anzeige f <-, -n>

want ad: Annonce f <-, -n>

Present
I	want
you	want
he/she/it	wants
we	want
you	want
they	want

Past
I	wanted
you	wanted
he/she/it	wanted
we	wanted
you	wanted
they	wanted

Present Perfect
I	have	wanted
you	have	wanted
he/she/it	has	wanted
we	have	wanted
you	have	wanted
they	have	wanted

Past Perfect
I	had	wanted
you	had	wanted
he/she/it	had	wanted
we	had	wanted
you	had	wanted
they	had	wanted

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

without wanting to be boastful, ...: ohne mich selbst loben zu wollen, ...

to be tried and found wanting: sich acc als unzulänglich erweisen

to be found to be wanting: sich acc als unzulänglich erweisen

he is wanting in certain areas: er weist in einigen Bereichen Defizite auf

initiative is wanting in this situation: in dieser Situation fehlt es an Initiative

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