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English Dictionary: desire	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for desire
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desire n the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires" something that is desired v feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" Synonym(s): desire, want expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" Synonym(s): hope, trust, desire express a desire for
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Desire \Desire"\, n. [F. d[82]sir, fr. d[82]sirer. See {Desire}, v. t.] 1. The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy. Unspeakable desire* to see and know. --Milton. 2. An expressed wish; a request; petition. And slowly was my mother brought To yield consent to my desire. --Tennyson. 3. Anything which is desired; an object of longing. The Desire of all nations shall come. --Hag. ii. 7. 4. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite. 5. Grief; regret. [Obs.] --Chapman. Syn: Wish; appetency; craving; inclination; eagerness; aspiration; longing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Desire \Desire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiring}.] [F. d[82]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. {Consider}, and {Desiderate}, and see {Sidereal}.] 1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet. Neither shall any man desire* thy land. --Ex. xxxiv. 24. Ye desire your child to live. --Tennyson. 2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request. Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? --2 Kings iv. 28. Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. --Shak. 3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.] A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser. 4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.] She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request; solicit; entreat; beg. Usage: To {Desire}, {Wish}. In desire the feeling is usually more eager than in wish. [bd]I wish you to do this[b8] is a milder form of command than [bd]I desire you to do this,[b8] though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the same. --C. J. Smith.