Etymology

wanting

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Today it means: That wants or desires. Full definition →

Middle English wantyng
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wanting · adjective, preposition, verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromwantyng
  2. English todaywanting

From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.

wanting · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromwantyng
  2. English todaywanting

From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, equivalent to want + -ing.

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