Dream Dictionary

Want

To dream that you are in want, denotes misfortune, sorrow and adversity.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, want, deprivation, neediness]
  • 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, want]
  • 3: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants" [syn: need, want]
  • 4: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" [syn: wish, wishing, want]
  • v. 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" [syn: desire, want]
  • 2: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" [syn: want, need, require]
  • 3: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
  • 4: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
  • 5: be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"