DESIRE

desire

(noun) an inclination to want things; “a man of many desires”

desire

(noun) the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

desire

(noun) something that is desired

desire, want

(verb) feel or have a desire for; want strongly; “I want to go home now”; “I want my own room”

desire

(verb) express a desire for

hope, trust, desire

(verb) expect and wish; “I trust you will behave better from now on”; “I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

desire (third-person singular simple present desires, present participle desiring, simple past and past participle desired)

To want; to wish for earnestly.

To put a request to (someone); to entreat.

To want emotionally or sexually.

To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.

To require; to demand; to claim.

To miss; to regret.

Noun

desire (usually uncountable, plural desires)

(countable) Someone or something wished for.

(uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.

(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

(uncountable) Motivation.

Synonyms

• (one or thing wished for): wanna, want-to; See also desire

• (motivation): wanna, want-to

Anagrams

• desier, eiders, eresid, redies, reside

Source: Wiktionary

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De*sire", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired; p. pr. & vb. n. Desiring.] Etym: [F. désirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. Consider, and Desiderate, and see Sidereal.]

1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet. Neither shall any man desire thy land. Ex. xxxiv. 24. Ye desire your child to live. Tennyson.

2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request. Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord 2 Kings iv. 28. Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. Shak.

3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.] A doleful case desires a doleful song. Spenser.

4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.] She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies. Jer. Taylor.

Syn.

– To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request; solicit; entreat; beg.

– To Desire, Wish. In desire the feeling is usually more eager than in wish. "I wish you to do this" is a milder form of command than "I desire you to do this," though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the usage C. J. Smith.

De*sire", n. Etym: [F. désir, fr. désirer. See Desire, v. t.]

1. The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy. Unspeakable desire to see and know. Milton.

2. An expressed wish; a request; petition. And slowly was my mother brought To yield consent to my desire. Tennyson.

3. Anything which is desired; an object of longing. The Desire of all nations shall come. Hag. ii. 7.

4. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.

5. Grief; regret. [Obs.] Chapman.

Syn.

– Wish; appetency; craving; inclination; eagerness; aspiration; longing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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