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)

wished for; desired; sought
(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

Finnish: etsitty (fi), haluttu (fi), toivottu (fi)
German: ersehnt (de), gewünscht (de), erwünscht (de)
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

subject to immediate detainment

Cebuano: gipangita, wanted
Esperanto: reserĉata
Finnish: etsintäkuulutettu
French: recherché (fr)
Icelandic: eftirlýstur
Japanese: 指名手配中 (しめいてはいちゅう, shimei tehai chū)
Malay: dikehendaki

Polish: poszukiwany
Portuguese: procurado (pt) m
Russian: разы́скиваемый (ru) (razýskivajemyj)
Serbo-Croatian: tražen (sh)
Spanish: buscado (es) m
Swedish: efterlyst (sv)

Verb

wanted

simple past tense and past participle of want

Cebuano

Etymology

From English wanted.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: wan‧ted

Adjective

wanted

(law) wanted

Noun

wanted

(law) a wanted person

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:wanted.

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