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PRONUNCIATION OF WANT AD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WANT AD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Want ad is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WANT AD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of want ad in the English dictionary

The definition of want ad in the dictionary is a classified advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, etc, for something wanted, such as property or employment.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WANT AD

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want
want in
want knap
want out
wantage
wantaway
wanted
wanted list
wanted notice
wanter
wanthill
wanthriven
wanting
wanton
wantoner
wantonize
wantonly
wantonness
wanty

WORDS THAT END LIKE WANT AD

ad
ahead
attack ad
bad
banner ad
cad
classified ad
dad
dead
display ad
download
glad
had
head
Hyderabad
lonely hearts ad
personal ad
sky ad
small ad
spot ad

Synonyms and antonyms of want ad in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «want ad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WANT AD

Find out the translation of want ad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of want ad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «want ad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

求购广告
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Enviar anuncio de búsqueda
570 millions of speakers

English

want ad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विज्ञापन चाहते हैं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إعلان مطلوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

объявление о покупке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anúncio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিজ্ঞাপন চান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

petite annonce
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mahu iklan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaufgesuch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

広告をしたい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

광고를 원하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengin iklan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

muốn quảng cáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளம்பரம் வேண்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जाहिरात हवी आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Reklam istemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

offerta d´impiego
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ogłoszenie Kupię
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оголошення про купівлю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anunt de cautare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θέλουν αγγελία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wil ad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

efterlysning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ØNSKES KJØPT
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of want ad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WANT AD»

The term «want ad» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.695 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WANT AD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «want ad» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «want ad» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about want ad

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WANT AD»

Discover the use of want ad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to want ad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Want-ad Killer
Tells the story of a clever criminal who used a legal loophole to escape conviction and perpetrate more murders
Andy Stack, Ann Rule, 1988
2
Robyn's Want Ad
Robyn's advertisement for a part-time older brother is answered by her classmate Ari, who wants Robyn to teach him to play the piano so he can use his lesson money to buy a gift for his mother.
‎1998
3
Want Ad Woman: Sleeping Around San Diego Style
JAN WAS THE ULTIMATE DROP-DEAD, GORGEOUS DOLL IN THE UNIVERSE.
Alan, Alan, Hovhaness, 2006
4
The Want-Ad Killer:
After his first grisly crime, Harvey Louis Carignan beat a death sentence and continued to manipulate, rape, and bludgeon women to death—using want ads to lure his young female victims.
Ann Rule, 2013
5
Designing for Diversity: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the ...
Chapter. 4. NETWORKS OF POWER Only Girl Architect Lonely: Wanted — To meet all of the women architects in Chicago to form a club. —Want ad A WANT AD WAS POSTED IN 1921 in a Chicago newspaper by Elizabeth Martini, a female ...
Kathryn H. Anthony, 2001
6
Want Ad Wedding
176 Want Ad Wedding field with undue interest. Molly leaned toward his shoulder and whispered, "Did you invite your stepmother, too?" He looked surprised. "This wasn't my idea. Taylor's the one who wanted to come." "But you told her about ...
Neesa Hart, 2004
7
The Want Ad: An Adoption Story of Faith, Hope and Love
This story is shared with the hope this record might help others begin their journey to be reunited with their family.
Bettye Faust Torbett Johnson, 2013
8
Give Him Time
In one of the daily newspapers of a large city there can be seen this advertisement in the want-ad section: “Wanted: A man who has made a mess out of life.” Our first response is to wonder what business could possibly be interested in seeking ...
Charles G. Fuller, 2009
9
The Secret Life of Glenn Gould: A Genius in Love
unpublished want ad he wrote for himself in November or December of 1977, Gould seemed to be getting his wit and desire back in full form as he tried to narrow his criteria for landing a woman: WANTED — Friendly, companionably reclusive, ...
Michael Clarkson, 2010
10
Want Ad
THE WANT AD WAS too disquieting for April to ignore, yet each time she read it, a creepy-crawly feeling slithered up her spine. Deep down, she knew she should simply bury the entire classifieds section in the center of the recycling pile.
DAWN STEWARDSON, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WANT AD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term want ad is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Want Ad Free YouTube? Google and Partners Think So
The launch of YouTube Music Key, an ad-free subscription music service, late last year all-but suggested this question was no longer an “if”, but “when”. Several ... «Android Headlines - Android News, Jul 15»
2
Miners want ad attacking Conway ended
Retired Kentucky coal miners spoke out Thursday against the footage of miners in Mexico purchased and used by the Republican Governors Association's in the ... «Evansville Courier & Press, Jul 15»
3
5 skills employers want that you won't see in a job ad
You may have every qualification listed in a want ad, but that won't ... digital cameras that could read license plates for a Scandinavian city that wanted to reduce ... «Fortune, Jun 15»
4
Want to live in a MT ghost town? Want ad goes viral
"People wanted to do reality TV shows — a TV series on the paranormal activities at Garnet," Craig said. "I think they saw 'ghost town' and were thinking there ... «Great Falls Tribune, May 15»
5
Alibaba Apologizes For Want Ad Seeking Candidates Who …
Today, in questionable HR decisions: Alibaba has apologized and pulled a job ad seeking a "programmer encouragement specialist." Requirements for the ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
6
Want Ad-Free Web Surfing? Google Contributor Will Let You. For a …
Google lets you surf the web ad-free, but it comes with a price. ... between site visitors and the sites themselves, giving everyone a piece of what they want. «Tech Times, Nov 14»
7
Homeless man who posted 'want ad' seeking family for …
NORFOLK, Virgina (WTKR) — When we first met Neal Shytles, the homeless man was so lonely he had placed a want ad in the hope of finding a family he could ... «Q13 FOX, Nov 14»
8
Cory Gardner calls Mark Udall 'nice guy'; Democrats want ad pulled
Democrats on Wednesday called for Rep. Cory Gardner to stop running a television ad that invokes Sen. Mark Udall's deceased father. Gardner, a Republican ... «Washington Examiner, Sep 14»
9
Remember Want Ads for Jobs? Now You Find Them on a Phone
What do you do when you lose a job or need bigger challenges than your present one offers? Start that job hunt. You could earn more money or even prove the ... «New York Times, Jan 14»
10
NASA's original want ad for astronaut
Wanted: Human being willing to be strapped into highly combustible spaceship filled with thousands of gallons of rocket fuel. Must be willing to commute into ... «Yahoo! News, Apr 13»

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