desired

[ dih-zahyuhrd ]

/ dɪˈzaɪərd /

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adjective

yearned or wished for; coveted.

deemed correct or proper; selected; required: The chef added stock until the sauce reached the desired consistency.

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Origin of desired

A Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at desire, -ed²

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Proposal 1 would change the state’s complex redistricting process to make it easier for the ruling party to pass its desired maps.
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The desired result is improved efficiency and allowing people to do higher-value work than paper-pushing, but these bots also could be coming for your job.
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Trying to fine-tune all that to a desired end is not only a form of madness but doomed to failure.
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Several posts showed an obvious aggression towards the women he desired.
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Only the desired outcome he seeks is the correct one—the work of the grand jury be damned.
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As with any negotiation, what matters in the end is getting the desired outcome, not just scoring points along the way.
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Once the book was done, he promised Ina, they would finally take the trip to France they had desired for so long.
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He desired his secretary to go to the devil, but, thinking better of it, he recalled him as he reached the door.
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Particularly was this the case with Davout, who since 1809 had suspected that Berthier desired to ruin his reputation.
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I desired the captain would please to accept this ring in return of his civilities, which he absolutely refused.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
Each one congratulated himself that his special teachings had accomplished this desired end.
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The rest is done by cutting away two upper and four under-teeth, and substituting false ones at the desired angle.
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