wanted

wanted

English

Etymology

From want +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): [ˈwɑntʰɪd]
• (UK) IPA^(key): [ˈwɒntʰɪd]

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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

Derived terms

• bid wanted
• most wanted
• offer wanted
• wanted cargo
• 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, 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, wanted 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

1. simple past tense and past participle of want

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English wanted.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: wan‧ted

Adjective

wanted

1. (law) wanted

Noun

wanted

1. (law) a wanted person

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:wanted.