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for want of

for want of preposition: because of the absence of.

Preposition

for want of

  1. Because of the absence of.
    • for want of a better word
    • I did not pass it, though not for want of trying.
    Synonyms:
    for lack of

for want of meaning in Tamil

for want of in Tamil

இன்மையால்

Examples of for want of in a sentence

  • And the Lord knows that there be many, who are now as high as Lucifer, that at that day, for want of faith, will be thrown down to the sides of the pit; even in the very belly of hell.a. 1689 (date written), John Bunyan, “ Some Gospel Truths Opened”, in Henry Stebbing, editor, The Entire Works of John Bunyan, […], volume...
  • McGuinness was struck by a train and killed for want of a safe path.2022 August 10, Dr Mike Esbester, “New understandings from old incidents”, in RAIL, number 963, page 58:

Synonyms of for want of

Forms of for want of

alternative formfor the want of

Words that rhyme with for want of

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Questions about for want of

What does for want of mean?
For want of means because of the absence of.
What is for want of in Tamil?
For want of in Tamil is இன்மையால். See For want of meaning in Tamil.
How do you use for want of in a sentence?
And the Lord knows that there be many, who are now as high as Lucifer, that at that day, for want of faith, will be thrown down to the sides of the pit; even in the very belly of hell.
What part of speech is for want of?
For want of is a preposition.

Words near for want of in the dictionary

  1. for to
  2. for toffee
  3. for two pins
  4. for very shame's sake
  5. for Wales
  6. for want of
  7. for weal or woe
  8. for what
  9. for what it's worth
  10. for what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful
  11. for why

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: for want of (page history and authors); for want of (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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