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Definition of "wanted" []

  • Wished for; desired; sought (adjective)
  • Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight. (adjective)
  • Simple past tense and past participle of want. (verb)

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Use "wanted" in a sentence
  • "* Now* I wanted to scream, * wanted* to wake up Link and Natalie, but I couldn't get a breath."
  • "Guess what the old bird wanted -- _wanted to know if I'd seen a torpedo he'd fired at me!"
  • "She wanted to see only places which she _wanted_ to see, not places which she ought to want to see; for there was sure to be a difference."