wanted

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈwɑntʰɪd/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈwɒntʰɪd/

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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

• Finnish: etsitty, haluttu, toivottu
• Polish: pożądany (pl), chciany (pl)

• Serbo-Croatian: željen (sh)
• Swedish: efterlyst (sv), eftersökt (sv)

law: subject to immediate detainment

• 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)

• Malay: dikehendaki (ms)
• Polish: poszukiwany (pl)
• Portuguese: procurado (pt) m
• Serbo-Croatian: tražen (sh)
• 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