I want for nothing

Question

Could you tell me please, the meaning of:I want for nothing

Thanks

Answer 1

Usually it means that your basic physical needs (food, heat, a place to sleep) etc. have been met as well as your basic spiritual needs or desires. More figuratively your ambition, greed, avarice, etc. are being maintained in check. You are striving for no more than you now have. It can be an expression of contentment.

very good explanation - jleejackson, Apr 24, 2011

Answer 2

It is in the genre of "Je nais regret rein" (that is as well as I can remember the quote) which is "There is nothing I regret" or "I weep for nothing" and this usage of "want" is seen in the 23rd Psalm ... "there is nothing I shall want". At the time the King James Bible was translated, want held the meaning "to need but not have" rather than "to desire" as it is mostly used now

Answer 3

This isn't modern English, I imagine. Where did you read it at? I would say that it probably means "I am in need of nothing." or "I have everything I need or desire."

I read it from Internet www.americanliterature.com - maylegoas, Apr 24, 2011