Wanting meaning
Absent; lacking.
What is wanting is a real understanding of the issue.
adjective
Not measuring up to standards or expectations.
Found his performance wanting.
adjective
Without; missing.
A shirt wanting a button.
preposition
Minus; less.
An hour wanting 15 minutes.
preposition
Absent; lacking; missing.
A coat with some buttons wanting.
adjective
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Not up to some standard; inadequate in some essential.
Weighed and found wanting.
adjective
Lacking (something); without.
A watch wanting a minute hand.
preposition
Minus; less.
A year wanting two weeks.
preposition
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wanting in
- Deficient in.
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
wanting in