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When want is used as a noun

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Reply Sat 25 Jul, 2015 03:55 pm
Can you say 'the want for...' something
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Reply Sat 25 Jul, 2015 03:57 pm
@grammar-school-girl,
I think the meaning was 'the desire for', but 'the want for..' seemed wrong to me.
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Reply Sat 25 Jul, 2015 04:09 pm
@grammar-school-girl,
Without context, I would be more inclined to use "the want of".
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