wanting

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form want

Third-person singular wants

Past tense wanted

Past participle wanted

Present participle wanting

The present participle of want.

Adjective

Positive wanting

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. (not before the noun) not good enough

   After we hired him, we found his abilities wanting.

Preposition

Preposition wanting

1. without

   I've got a right shoe wanting a left.