want (1) — EN↔HI

1 want something (for something) ; want something (to be) done ; want (somebody) to do something to have a desire or a wish for something कुछ चाहना या (किसी की) इच्‍छा रखना

He wants a new bike.

What do they want for breakfast?

I don’t want to discuss it now.

NOTE Want और would like एक ही अर्थ में प्रयुक्त होते हैं परंतु ‘would like’ अधिक शिष्‍ट या परिमार्जित प्रयोग है

—‘I want a drink!’ screamed the child.

‘Would you like some more tea, Mrs Atwal?’

2 ( informal ) used to say that something needs to be done (की) ज़रूरत पड़ना, आवश्‍यकता होना

The house wants a new coat of paint.

3 ( informal ) (used to give advice to somebody) should or ought to (सलाह देने के लिए प्रयुक्त) चाहिए

He wants to be more careful about what he tells people.

4 (usually passive)] to need somebody to be in a particular place or for a particular reason किसी व्‍यक्ति की कहीं पर या किसी काम से ज़रूरत होना, दरकार होना

She is wanted by the police [the police are looking for her because she is suspected of committing a crime].

5 to feel sexual desire for somebody किसी के साथ यौन-संसर्ग की इच्‍छा होना

NOTE यद्यपि इस क्रिया का सातत्‍यबोधक कालों (continuous tenses) में प्रयोग नहीं होता तथा इसका '-ing' युक्त वर्तमान कृदंत (present participle) रूप काफ़ी प्रचलित है

—She kept her head down, not wanting to attract attention.