"wanted" meaning in English

See wanted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɑntɪd/ [US], [ˈwɑnɪd] [US], /ˈwɒntɪd/ [UK] Audio: en-us-wanted.ogg , en-gb-wanted.ogg Forms: more wanted [comparative], most wanted [superlative]
Etymology: From want + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|want|ed}} want + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} wanted (comparative more wanted, superlative most wanted)
  1. Wished for; desired; sought. Translations (desired): желан (želan) (Bulgarian), нужен (nužen) (Bulgarian), etsitty (Finnish), haluttu (Finnish), toivottu (Finnish), ersehnt (German), gewünscht (German), erwünscht (German), akart (Hungarian), kívánt (Hungarian), vágyott (Hungarian), pożądany (Polish), chciany (Polish), жела́емый (želájemyj) (Russian), тре́буемый (trébujemyj) (Russian), жела́нный (želánnyj) (Russian), ну́жный (núžnyj) (Russian), željen (Serbo-Croatian), deseado (Spanish), efterlyst (Swedish), eftersökt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wanted-en-adj-1U~LS1um Disambiguation of 'desired': 97 3
  2. (law enforcement) Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight. Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Law enforcement Translations (subject to immediate detainment): търсен (tǎrsen) (Bulgarian), buscat (Catalan), gipangita (Cebuano), wanted (Cebuano), 通緝 /通缉 (tōngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), reserĉata (Esperanto), etsintäkuulutettu (Finnish), recherché (French), ძებნილი (ʒebnili) (Georgian), körözött (Hungarian), körözés alatt álló (Hungarian), eftirlýstur (Icelandic), 指名手配中 (shimei tehai chū) (alt: しめいてはいちゅう) (Japanese), dikehendaki (Malay), poszukiwany (Polish), procurado [masculine] (Portuguese), разы́скиваемый (razýskivajemyj) (Russian), tražen (Serbo-Croatian), buscado [masculine] (Spanish), efterlyst (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wanted-en-adj-fId5RcCU Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 6 91 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 62 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 29 53 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 55 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 0 35 58 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 36 60 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 64 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 59 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Cebuano translations: 32 58 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 30 58 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 59 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 56 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 25 62 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 58 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 67 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 27 59 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 30 58 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 25 62 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 57 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 55 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 62 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 58 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 26 62 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 57 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 58 14 Topics: government, law-enforcement Disambiguation of 'subject to immediate detainment': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beckons wanted, bid wanted, help wanted, most wanted, not wanted on voyage, offer wanted, wanted cargo, wanted list, wanted notice, wanted poster

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɑntɪd/ [US], [ˈwɑnɪd] [US], /ˈwɒntɪd/ [UK] Audio: en-us-wanted.ogg , en-gb-wanted.ogg
Etymology: From want + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|want|ed}} want + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wanted
  1. simple past and past participle of want Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: want
    Sense id: en-wanted-en-verb-S-BPyQ1h

Alternative forms

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        "(law enforcement) Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight."
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    {
      "word": "beckons wanted"
    },
    {
      "word": "bid wanted"
    },
    {
      "word": "help wanted"
    },
    {
      "word": "most wanted"
    },
    {
      "word": "not wanted on voyage"
    },
    {
      "word": "offer wanted"
    },
    {
      "word": "wanted cargo"
    },
    {
      "word": "wanted list"
    },
    {
      "word": "wanted notice"
    },
    {
      "word": "wanted poster"
    }
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      "form": "more wanted",
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      "glosses": [
        "Wished for; desired; sought."
      ],
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        [
          "Wished",
          "wish"
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          "desired",
          "desired"
        ],
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          "sought",
          "sought"
        ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Law enforcement"
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      "glosses": [
        "Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight."
      ],
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        [
          "law enforcement",
          "law enforcement"
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          "immediate",
          "immediate"
        ],
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          "detainment",
          "detainment"
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          "on sight",
          "on sight"
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        "(law enforcement) Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight."
      ],
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        "government",
        "law-enforcement"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[ˈwɑnɪd]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɒntɪd/",
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "želan",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "желан"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nužen",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "нужен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "etsitty"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "haluttu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "toivottu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "ersehnt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "gewünscht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "erwünscht"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "akart"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "kívánt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "vágyott"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "pożądany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "chciany"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "želájemyj",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "жела́емый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trébujemyj",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "тре́буемый"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "želánnyj",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "жела́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "núžnyj",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "ну́жный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "željen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "deseado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "efterlyst"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "desired",
      "word": "eftersökt"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tǎrsen",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "търсен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "buscat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "gipangita"
    },
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      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "wanted"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tōngjī",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "通緝 /通缉"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "reserĉata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "etsintäkuulutettu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "recherché"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ʒebnili",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "ძებნილი"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "körözött"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "körözés alatt álló"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "eftirlýstur"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しめいてはいちゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shimei tehai chū",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "指名手配中"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "dikehendaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "poszukiwany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "procurado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razýskivajemyj",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "разы́скиваемый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "tražen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "buscado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "subject to immediate detainment",
      "word": "efterlyst"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "ipa": "[ˈwɑnɪd]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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}

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