Wish, Want, Need and Lack

These verbs are picted as follows :

Wish (a heart with an arrow coming out of it) :

Want (a heart with an open hand coming out of it) :

Need (a table looking for a missing leg) :

Necessary (the leg is necessary to the table) :

Lack (this table lacks a leg) :

WISH and WANT can often be used similarly as their meaning overlaps with each other.

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