desire
- to wish or long for; crave; want.
- to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request: The mayor desires your presence at the next meeting.
- a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment: a desire for fame.
- an expressed wish; request.
- something desired.
- sexual appetite or a sexual urge.
Origin of desire
Synonyms for desire
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Related Words for desire
lust, eagerness, hunger, fascination, wish, aspiration, thirst, will, yearning, motive, passion, devotion, ambition, need, love, appetite, craving, greed, inclination, appealExamples from the Web for desire
Contemporary Examples of desire
Obviously, not all the original cast can come back or even have the desire.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones)Rich Goldstein
January 3, 2015
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.
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December 21, 2014
Historical Examples of desire
I can show it to you, if you desire it, in my father's handwriting.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
All have done their duty well, and to them also I desire to render my thanks.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
We are aided by all who desire self-government and a voice in deciding their own affairs.
I will go out of my way to caress one who shows any desire to be friendly.
Ballads of a BohemianRobert W. Service
The desire of man's heart does for him whatever I seem to do.
The Intelligence Office (From "Mosses From An Old Manse")Nathaniel Hawthorne
desire
- to wish or long for; crave; want
- to express a wish or make a request for; ask for
- a wish or longing; craving
- an expressed wish; request
- sexual appetite; lust
- a person or thing that is desired
Word Origin for desire
Word Origin and History for desire
early 13c., from Old French desirrer (12c.) "wish, desire, long for," from Latin 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 (genitive sideris) "heavenly body, star, constellation" (but see consider). Related: Desired; desiring.
c.1300, from Old French desir, from desirer (see desire (v.)); sense of "lust" is first recorded mid-14c.
Idioms and Phrases with desire
desire
see leave a lot to be desired.