wanted

English

Etymology

From want +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑntɪd/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒntɪd/
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Adjective

wanted (comparative more wanted, superlative most wanted)

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

Antonyms

unwanted

Derived terms

beckons wanted
bid wanted
help wanted
most wanted
not wanted on voyage
offer wanted
wanted cargo
wanted list
wanted notice
wanted poster

Translations

desired

Bulgarian: желан (bg) (želan), нужен (bg) (nužen)
Finnish: etsitty (fi), haluttu (fi), toivottu (fi)
German: ersehnt (de), gewünscht (de), erwünscht (de)
Hungarian: akart (hu), kívánt (hu), vágyott
Polish: pożądany (pl), chciany
Russian: жела́емый (ru) (želájemyj), тре́буемый (ru) (trébujemyj), жела́нный (ru) (želánnyj), ну́жный (ru) (núžnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: željen (sh)
Spanish: deseado (es)
Swedish: efterlyst (sv), eftersökt (sv)

subject to immediate detainment

Bulgarian: търсен (bg) (tǎrsen)
Catalan: buscat (ca)
Cebuano: gipangita, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 通緝／通缉 (zh) (tōngjī)
Esperanto: reserĉata
Finnish: etsintäkuulutettu
French: recherché (fr)
Hungarian: körözött (hu), körözés alatt álló
Icelandic: eftirlýstur
Japanese: 指名手配中 (しめいてはいちゅう, shimei tehai chū)
Malay: dikehendaki
Polish: poszukiwany (pl)
Portuguese: procurado (pt) m
Russian: разы́скиваемый (ru) (razýskivajemyj)
Serbo-Croatian: tražen (sh)
Spanish: buscado (es) m
Swedish: efterlyst (sv)

Verb

wanted

simple past and past participle of want

Cebuano

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: wan‧ted

Adjective

wanted

(law) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

wanted

(law) a wanted person

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:wanted.

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