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desire (noun)

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  • desire — ► NOUN 1) a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. 2) strong sexual feeling or appetite. ► VERB 1) strongly wish for or want. 2) want sexually. 3) archaic request or entreat. DERIV …   English terms dictionary

  • desire — [c]/dəˈzaɪə / (say duh zuyuh) verb (desired, desiring) –verb (t) 1. to wish or long for; crave; want. 2. to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request: *He also desired that she should occupy her villa rent free, and she gave him notice on the… …  

  • desire — de·sire vt de·sired, de·sir·ing: to wish for earnestly see also precatory ◇ Courts have variously interpreted desire in wills to indicate either a direction of the testator that must be followed or merely an expression of what the testator hoped… …   Law dictionary

  • desire — (v.) early 13c., from O.Fr. desirrer (12c.) wish, desire, long for, from L. desiderare long for, wish for; demand, expect, original sense perhaps await what the stars will bring, from the phrase de sidere from the stars, from sidus (gen. sideris) …   Etymology dictionary

  • desire line — noun A path that pedestrians take informally, rather than taking a sidewalk or set route; e.g. a well worn ribbon of dirt that one sees cutting across a patch of grass, or paths in the snow. Study participants also drew charts of pedestrian… …   Wiktionary

  • desire — noun a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. ↘strong sexual feeling or appetite. ↘something desired. verb strongly wish for or want. ↘want sexually. ↘archaic express a wish to (someone). Origin ME: from… …   English new terms dictionary

  • desire to know — noun curiosity that motivates investigation and study • Syn: ↑lust for learning, ↑thirst for knowledge • Hypernyms: ↑curiosity, ↑wonder …   Useful english 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 [ dı zaır ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something: ordinary human needs and desires a desire to do something: his desire to join the army desire for: their desire for peace and stability in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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

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