DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan

 Wa'n't A colloquial contraction of was not.
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 want
      n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, deprivation]
      2: the state of needing something that is absent or
         unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the
         problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert
         regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" [syn: lack,
          deficiency]
      3: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient
         means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his
         wants" [syn: need]
      4: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was
         above all wishing and desire" [syn: wish, wishing]
      v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home
           now"; "I want my own room" [syn: desire]
      2: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent
         tuner" [syn: need, require]
      3: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
      4: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former
         neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
      5: be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want
         the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food
         and shelter"