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desire
[ dih-zahyuhr ]
verb (used with object)
Synonyms: ,
- to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request:
The mayor desires your presence at the next meeting.
Synonyms:
noun
- a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
a desire for fame.
Synonyms: , , ,
- an expressed wish; request.
- something desired.
- sexual appetite or a sexual urge.
desire
/ ɪˈɪə /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·· [dih-, zahyuhrd, -lee, -, zahy, -rid-], adverb
- ·n noun
- ·l adjective
- ·İ noun
- ·iԲ· adverb
- v·· noun
- -· noun
- ܲd·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of desire1
Word History and Origins
Origin of desire1
Idioms and Phrases
see leave a lot to be desired .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
However, freedom of the press is a byproduct of the framers’ desire to see democracy in this country survive.
Ossai's British wife said Lucy "is like that precious gift that I desired so much".
It’s a good-looking movie about sublimated lives and the need to break free, one that feels torn between presenting the surface allure of those desires in a repressive time and exploring anything deeper.
The right-wing press exploited this, as well, which likely contributed to his desire to speak out against those who want to use this to sow racial division.
I can get the reasoning to build out his role, but the gags are clunky from the get-go, including a tedious stretch in which Braxton whines about his urgent desire to adopt a corgi.
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are other ways to say desire?
To desire something or someone is to crave or long for them. How is desire different from want and wish? Find out on .
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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