wanted

§English

§Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑntʰɪd/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /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
• German: ersehnt, gewünscht (de), erwünscht (de)
• Polish: pożądany, chciany
• Russian: жела́емый (ru) (želájemyj), тре́буемый (ru) (trébujemyj), жела́нный (ru) (želánnyj), ну́жный (ru) (núžnyj)

• Serbo-Croatian: željen
• Spanish: deseado (es)
• Swedish: efterlyst (sv), eftersökt

law: subject to immediate detainment

• Esperanto: reserĉata
• Finnish: etsintäkuulutettu
• French: recherché (fr)
• Icelandic: eftirlýstur
• Japanese: 指名手配中 (しめいてはいちゅう, shimei tehai chū)
• Malay: dikehendaki

• Polish: poszukiwany
• Portuguese: procurado m
• Russian: разы́скиваемый (razýskivajemyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: tražen
• Spanish: buscado (es) m
• 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