wanted
/ˈwɒn.tɪd//ˈwɑn.tɪd/
wanted adjective: wished for; desired; sought. Also the simple past and past participle of want.
Adjective
wanted (comparative more wanted, superlative most wanted)
- Wished for; desired; sought.
- Wanted: babysitter
- She was the most wanted speaker at the conference.
- Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.
- America’s most wanted
- The police arrested a wanted criminal.
Also used as
wanted is also the simple past and past participle of want.
wanted meaning in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada
wanted in Hindi
- desired
- वांछित vāñchit
- subject to immediate detainment
- वांछित vāñchit
wanted in Telugu
- కోరుకున్నారు, కోరుకుంది
wanted in Malayalam
- ആഗ്രഹിച്ചത്
wanted in Kannada
- ಬಯಸಿದ್ದರು
More languagesFewer languages
- wanted in Malay
- dikehendaki
Antonyms of wanted
Forms of wanted
| comparative | more wanted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most wanted |
Origin of wanted
From want + -ed.
Words formed from wanted
Phrases with wanted
Questions about wanted
- What does wanted mean?
- Wanted means wished for; desired; sought.
- What is wanted in Hindi?
- Wanted in Hindi is वांछित (vāñchit). See Wanted meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is wanted?
- Wanted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce wanted?
- Wanted is pronounced /ˈwɒn.tɪd/ (UK).
Words near wanted in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wanted (page history and authors); wanted (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wanted (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wanted (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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