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Meanings of want for in English

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Usage of want for in English
1
We want to hear what Spaniards want for their country, said Castelló.
The Guardian
2
The great want for the supply of the principal towns is market-gardens.
Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879
3
With all your wins this year, what do you want for Christmas?
Radio NZ
4
Jonny on the possibility of fatherhood: My daughter will want for nothing.
The Guardian
5
Talkin' just causes witnesses, and he don't want for any of those.
Winter’s Bone
6
I know what I want for my career better than anyone else.
BBC
7
Jarrad says that if we want for something there is a way.
The South African
8
It's connecting people to plants and that's what we want for sure.
Radio NZ
9
What do you want for Christmas, what do you NEED for Christmas?
Radio NZ
10
Lady Glover and the children should not want for wood nor warmth.
A feast for crows
11
There are two people in it I want for two different reasons.
Tales of Chinatown
12
Where is it I is want for go this bright, she say.
Voice of the Fire
13
Online stores have got almost everything you could possibly want for Christmas.
The South African
14
You are the best judge as to what I want for this.
Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1
15
You couldn't want for a more beautiful setting to hang around in.
Radio NZ
16
Yet is Hob not with want for put of son to axe.
Voice of the Fire
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Want for through the time
Want for across language varieties
Australia
Common
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
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