wanted

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /wɑntɪd/, /wɑnɪd/
• (UK) IPA: /wɒntɪd/

• Audio (US)

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Etymology

want +‎ -ed

Adjective

wanted (comparative more wanted, superlative most wanted)

1. wished for; desired; sought
2. (law) subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.

Antonyms

• unwanted

Derived terms

• bid wanted
• most wanted
• offer wanted
• wanted cargo
• wanted notice
• wanted poster

Translations

desired

Croatian: željen (hr) Finnish: etsitty, haluttu, toivottu

Polish: pożądany (pl), chciany (pl) Swedish: efterlyst (sv), eftersökt (sv)

law: subject to immediate detainment

Croatian: tražen (hr) Esperanto: reserĉata (eo) Finnish: etsintäkuulutettu (fi) French: recherché (fr) Icelandic: eftirlýstur (is)

Japanese: 指名手配中 (ja) (しめいてはいちゅう, shimei tehai chū) Polish: poszukiwany (pl) Swedish: efterlyst (sv)

Verb

wanted

1. Simple past tense and past participle of want.

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: husband · blockquote · effect · #559: wanted · probably · especially · placed