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wanting
[ won-ting, wawn- ]
adjective
- lacking or absent:
a motor with some of the parts wanting.
- deficient in some part, thing, or respect:
to be wanting in courtesy.
preposition
- lacking; without:
a box wanting a lid.
- less; minus:
a century wanting three years.
wanting
/ ˈɒԳɪŋ /
adjective
- lacking or absent; missing
- not meeting requirements or expectations
you have been found wanting
preposition
- without
- archaic.minus
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
"If you drive and you're wanting your kids to be safe on the back you're just a sensible person," he added.
“When all this happened, I got emails from people all over the country, everybody wanting to help out and all that stuff,” Palisades baseball coach Mike Voelkel said.
As a licensed therapist, she had offered her services at a local emergency shelter but was gently turned down because there were more people wanting to volunteer than there were seeking help.
Despite pleas for her husband to downgrade, she said he refused - accusing her of wanting to "turn him into a laughing stock by making him drive a small car".
Labor has little patience for those criticisms, citing research which they claim shows their proposal will leave the bulk of doctors better off and accusing them of wanting investment "without strings attached".
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