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desire
[ dih-zahyuhr ]
verb (used with object)
- to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request:
The mayor desires your presence at the next meeting.
Synonyms: solicit
noun
- a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
a desire for fame.
Synonyms: thirst, appetite, hunger, aspiration
- an expressed wish; request.
- something desired.
- sexual appetite or a sexual urge.
desire
/ dɪˈzaɪə /
verb
- to wish or long for; crave; want
- to express a wish or make a request for; ask for
noun
- a wish or longing; craving
- an expressed wish; request
- sexual appetite; lust
- a person or thing that is desired
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Derived Forms
- deˈsirer, noun
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Other Words From
- de·sired·ly [dih-, zahyuhrd, -lee, -, zahy, -rid-], adverb
- de·siredness noun
- de·sireless adjective
- de·sirer noun
- de·siring·ly adverb
- over·de·sire noun
- self-de·sire noun
- unde·siring adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of desire1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of desire1
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Idioms and Phrases
see leave a lot to be desired .Discover More
Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
Obviously, not all the original cast can come back or even have the desire.
Like many I spoke to, Williams seemed to desire a reorientation of policing, rather than just a reduction.
This is a testament to the fundamental human—and American—desire to combine place and possibility.
But I have no desire to go on casting calls or any of that stuff.
“We have always had every desire to let the American public see this movie,” Lynton said.
With every allusion that Ramona made to the saints' statues, Alessandro's desire to procure one for her deepened.
To others the fierce desire for social justice obliterates all fear of a general catastrophe.
As Perker said this, he looked towards the door, with an evident desire to render the leave-taking as brief as possible.
"She used to be so well—so bright," said Angela, who also appeared to have the desire to say something kind and comfortable.
What more could one desire of him, I pray, Than just to hop around and stand for K?
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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