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• Desire — De*sire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiring}.] [F. d[ e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. {Consider}, and {Desiderate},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• desire — I. verb (desired; desiring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French desirer, from Latin desiderare, from de + sider , sidus heavenly body Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to long or hope for ; exhibit or feel desire for < desire succe …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• desire — I n. 1) to arouse, create, whet (a) desire 2) to express, voice a desire 3) to feel a desire 4) to satisfy a desire 5) to stifle, suppress a desire 6) (an) ardent, blind, burning, earnest, fervent, intense, keen, overwhelming, passionate, strong; …   Combinatory dictionary

• desire — I UK [dɪˈzaɪə(r)] / US [dɪˈzaɪr] noun Word forms desire : singular desire plural desires *** Get it right: desire: When the noun desire is followed by a verb, use the infinitive (not the pattern desire of doing something ): Wrong: A child without …   English dictionary

• desire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ burning, deep, fervent, fierce, great, intense, passionate, strong, urgent ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• desire — de|sire1 [dıˈzaıə US ˈzaır] n 1.) [U and C] a strong hope or wish desire to do sth ▪ a strong desire to win desire for ▪ a desire for knowledge desire that ▪ It was Harold s desire that he should be buried next to his wife. express/show a desire …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• desire — 1 verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 formal to want or hope for something very much: the qualities we desire in our employees | desire to do sth: Anyone desiring to vote must come to the meeting. | desire sb to do sth: The prince desired her… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• express — 1 /Ik spres/ verb (T) 1 IN WORDS to tell people what you are feeling or thinking by using words: Bill s never been afraid to express his opinions. | express sympathy/fear/anger etc: Parents have expressed their concerns about their children s… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• desire — desiredly /di zuyeurd lee, zuy rid /, adv. desiredness, n. desireless, adj. desirer, n. desiringly, adv. /di zuyeur /, v., desired, desiring, n. v.t. 1. to wish or long for; crave; want. 2. to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request: The mayor …   Universalium

• For Love of Evil — infobox Book | name = For Love of Evil title orig = translator = image caption = Paperback book cover author = Piers Anthony illustrator = cover artist = country = language = series = Incarnations of Immortality genre = Fantasy publisher =… …   Wikipedia

• express — adj *explicit, definite, specific, categorical Analogous words: expressed, voiced, uttered (see EXPRESS vb): lucid, *clear, perspicuous: distinct, plain (see EVIDENT): precise, exact, accurate (see CORRECT) Contrasted words: implicit,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms