English

wanted

/ˈwɒn.tɪd/
Wished for; desired; sought.

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    Origin

    From want + -ed.

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    • partEnglishwant “To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishwanten “to lack, to need”
        • borrowedOld Norsevanta “to be lacking”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishwont “mole”
        • inheritedOld Englishwand “mole”
        • inheritedOld Englishġewunod
    • partEnglish-ed “Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any pa…”
      • inheritedMiddle English-ed
        • inheritedOld English-ed
        • derivedLatincōnfūsus
        • inheritedOld English-od
      • inheritedMiddle English-ede
        • inheritedOld English-ode

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