want

verbA1UK /wɒnt/ US /wɑnt/

To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.transitive

To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.

To make it easy or tempting to do something undesirable, or to make it hard or challenging to refrain from doing it.broadly, transitive

To wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.transitive
To desire (to experience desire); to wish.intransitive
To be advised to do or aim for something (compare should, ought).colloquial, interrogative, second person, usually
To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).colloquial, transitive
To be lacking or deficient or absent.dated, intransitive
To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.dated, intransitive
To desire a romantic or (especially) sexual relationship with someone; to lust for.

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It's because you don't want to be alone.

I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.