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WAN
(wăn)n.
A communications network that uses such devices as telephone lines, satellite dishes, or radio waves to span a larger geographic area than can be covered by a LAN.
[w(ide) a(rea) n(etwork).]
wan
(wŏn)adj.wan·ner,wan·nest
1. Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress.
2. Suggestive or indicative of weariness, illness, or unhappiness; melancholy:a wan expression.
intr.v.wanned,wan·ning,wans
To become pale.
[Middle English,pale, gloomy, from Old Englishwann,gloomy, dark.]
wan′ly adv.
wan′ness n.
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wan
(wɒn)adj,wannerorwannest
1. (Medicine) unnaturally pale, esp from sickness, grief, etc
2. (Medicine) characteristic or suggestive of ill health, unhappiness, etc
3. (General Physics) (of light, stars, etc) faint or dim
vb,wans,wanningorwanned
to make or become wan
[Old Englishwann dark; related towanian to wane]
ˈwanlyadv
ˈwannessn
WAN
abbreviation for
1. (Computer Science) wide area network
2. (Automotive Engineering) Nigeria (international car registration)
[FromW(est) A(frica) N(igeria)]
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wan1
(wɒn)adj.wan•ner, wan•nest,adj.
1. of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid.
2. showing or suggesting ill health, fatigue, etc.: a wan smile.
3. lacking in forcefulness or effectiveness: wan attempts to organize the alumni.
v.i.,v.t. 4. to become or make wan.
[before 900; Middle English; Old Englishwann dark, gloomy]
wan′ly,adv.
wan2
(wɑn)v.Obs.
a pt. ofwin.
WAN
(wæn)n.
[1980–85]
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wan
Past participle:wanned
Gerund:wanning
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I wan |
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he/she/it wans |
we wan |
you wan |
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I wanned |
you wanned |
he/she/it wanned |
we wanned |
you wanned |
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I am wanning |
you are wanning |
he/she/it is wanning |
we are wanning |
you are wanning |
they are wanning |
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I have wanned |
you have wanned |
he/she/it has wanned |
we have wanned |
you have wanned |
they have wanned |
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I was wanning |
you were wanning |
he/she/it was wanning |
we were wanning |
you were wanning |
they were wanning |
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I had wanned |
you had wanned |
he/she/it had wanned |
we had wanned |
you had wanned |
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I will wan |
you will wan |
he/she/it will wan |
we will wan |
you will wan |
they will wan |
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I will have wanned |
you will have wanned |
he/she/it will have wanned |
we will have wanned |
you will have wanned |
they will have wanned |
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I will be wanning |
you will be wanning |
he/she/it will be wanning |
we will be wanning |
you will be wanning |
they will be wanning |
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I have been wanning |
you have been wanning |
he/she/it has been wanning |
we have been wanning |
you have been wanning |
they have been wanning |
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I will have been wanning |
you will have been wanning |
he/she/it will have been wanning |
we will have been wanning |
you will have been wanning |
they will have been wanning |
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I had been wanning |
you had been wanning |
he/she/it had been wanning |
we had been wanning |
you had been wanning |
they had been wanning |
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I would wan |
you would wan |
he/she/it would wan |
we would wan |
you would wan |
they would wan |
Past Conditional |
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I would have wanned |
you would have wanned |
he/she/it would have wanned |
we would have wanned |
you would have wanned |
they would have wanned |
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Noun | 1. | ![]() computer network - (computer science) a network of computers |
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Adj. | 1. | wan - (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" |
2. | wan - abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" colorless,colourless - weak in color; not colorful | |
3. | ![]() unanimated - not animated or enlivened; dull |
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wan
adjective
1.pale,white,washed out,pasty,faded,bleached,ghastly,sickly,bloodless,colourless,pallid,anaemic,discoloured,ashen,sallow,whitish,cadaverous,waxen,like death warmed up(informal),wheyfacedHe looked wan and tired.
palebright,healthy,glowing,flourishing,blooming,vibrant,rosy,ruddy,roseate,rubicund
palebright,healthy,glowing,flourishing,blooming,vibrant,rosy,ruddy,roseate,rubicund
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wan
adjective1.Pale and exhausted, as because of worry or sleeplessness:
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Translations
شاحِب، باهِت
blegnæbbet
kalmeakelmeäriutunutvaisu
fölur, gugginn
blyškiaipablyškęs
bālsslimīga izskata-
benzi atmışsolgun
wan
[wɒn]ADJ [complexion, face] →pálido; [light] →tenue,pálido; [smile] →lánguidoshe was feeling rather wan →sesentíaun pocoindispuesto
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wan
(won) adjective pale and sickly-looking.She still looks wan after her illness. vaal, sieklik شاحِب، باهِت блед abatido bledý blaß blegnæbbetχλομός pálido, macilento;débil kahvatu خسته kelmeäpâleתשוש पीला slab, bljedunjav hal(o)vány pucat fölur, gugginnpallido 青ざめた 창백한 nusibaigęs, pablyškęs bāls; slimīga izskata- pucat dan lesubleekgusten,blek mizernyabatido palidбледный bledý bled bled glåmig ซึ่งซีดเผือดเนื่องจากความเจ็บป่วยsolgun, benzi atmış 蒼白憔悴的 блідий; хворобливий زرد xanh xao苍白憔悴的
ˈwanly adverb vaal بِشُحوب، بِصورةٍ باهِتَه бледо languidamente bledě blaß blegnæbbet χλομά pálidamente, macilentamente;débilmente kahvatult بطور خسته kelmeästifaiblement בְּתשִישוּת निस्तेज blijedo, izmučeno sápadtan, halványan dengan pucat veiklulegadebolmente 青ざめて 창백하게 blyškiai, silpnai bāli; slimīgi dengan pucatbleektrist,svakt mizernie languidamente slab, fără putere бледно bledo medlo bledo glåmigt อย่างซีดเผือด solgun bir şekilde 蒼白憔悴地 хворобливо بے رونقی سے một cách nhợt nhạt苍白憔悴地
ˈwanness noun vaalheid شُحوب бледост abatimento bledost die Blässe blegnæbbethed χλομάδα,θλίψηpalidez;debilidad kahvatus خستگي kelmeyspâleurתשישות पीलापन bljedilo, izmučenost sápadtság, hal(o)ványság keadaan pucat fölvipallore 青ざめていること 창백함 blyškumas bālums; slimīgs izskats kepucatanbleekheidgustenhet,blekhet bladośćabatimento paloare, paliditateбледнеть bledosť bledica bledilo glåmighet ความซีด; ความอ่อนแอ solgunluk 蒼白憔悴 хворобливість کمزوری sự nhợt nhạt苍白憔悴
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"There was Peg Barney sittin' on the groun' in his shirt -wan shoe off an'wan shoe on - whackin' a tent-peg over the head wid his boot, an' singin' fit to wake the dead.
A few rays of light, awan, sinister light, that seemed to have been stolen from an expiring luminary, fell through some opening or other upon an old tower that raised its pasteboard battlements on the stage; everything, in this deceptive light, adopted a fantastic shape.
And to and fro, and in and out, Thewan stars danced between.
Through it one could confusedly distinguish the front of Notre-Dame, and the decrepit Hôtel-Dieu with somewan invalids gazing down from the heights of its roof all checkered with dormer windows.
Or his face is far toowan, Or there is that written in his eyes
Hiswan features wore a look of a tiny, insane demon.
That was aboutwan week, so far as Counahan remembered.
And truly when the stars go out and thewan day peeps into the turret-chamber, finding him at his oldest, he looks as if the digger and the spade were both commissioned and would soon be digging.
El Greco was the painter of the soul; and these gentlemen,wan and wasted, not by exhaustion but by restraint, with their tortured minds, seem to walk unaware of the beauty of the world; for their eyes look only in their hearts, and they are dazzled by the glory of the unseen.
I made the best of it, but I feltwan. "It depends on what you call `much'!"
He would stand still for hours: but never sat or leaned; hiswan but wondrous eyes did plainly say --We two watchmen never rest.
She had sunk into one of the golden thrones, and as I turned to her she greeted me with awan smile.
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